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How they got over : African Americans and the call of the sea
Title:
How they got over : African Americans and the call of the sea
ISBN:
9780060289911

9780060289928
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : HarperCollins, c2003.
Physical Description:
xvii, 104 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Profiles: Paul Cuffe (1759-1817) -- James Forten (1766-1842) -- Robert Smalls (1839-1915) -- Matthew Henson (1866-1955) -- Shirley Lee (1935- ) -- Evelyn J. Fields (1949- ) -- Michelle Janine Howard (1960- ) -- Snapshots: Langston Hughes (1902-1967) -- Alex Haley (1921-1992) -- Samuel L. Gravely Jr. (1922- ) -- Carl M. Brashear (1931- ) -- Albert José Jones (birthdate unavailable) -- William Pinkney (1938- ).
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Summary:
Profiles African American men and women who have had a strong connection with the sea, from slaves whose owners sent them to work on ships to today's fishermen, naval officers, and marine biologists.
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