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Black hands, white sails : the story of African-American whalers / Patricia C. McKissack & Fredrick L. McKissack.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Scholastic Press, c1999.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxiv, 152 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0590483137 (hardcover)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • SH381.5 .M38 1999
Summary: A history of African-American whalers between 1730 and 1880, describing their contributions to the whaling industry and their role in the abolitionist movement.
List(s) this item appears in: Coretta Scott King Book Award
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Juvenile Collection Juvenile Collection Albright College Library Juvenile Fiction and Non-Fiction Children's collection J 639.2 M158b (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 31856002129847
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-147) and index.

A history of African-American whalers between 1730 and 1880, describing their contributions to the whaling industry and their role in the abolitionist movement.

Coretta Scott King author award honor book.

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