ISBN:
031325639X
,
9780313256394
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (173 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Contributions in Afro-American and African studies no. 103
Parallel Title:
Print version Black Sailors : Afro-American Merchant Seamen and Whalemen Prior to the Civil War
DDC:
305.896073
Keywords:
African American whalers
;
Navigation
;
African American merchant mariners History
;
United States History, Naval To 1900
Abstract:
This is the first book to document thoroughly the lifestyle and collective experience of the many thousands of black sailors during this time period. Numerous illustrations in the form of original charts, tables, crew lists, and customs records support the text. In a penetrating study, the author unveils the enormous contribution made prior to the Civil War to the nation's economy, prestige, and power by black Americans
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Figures; Preface; 1. How Many Were on the Ships; 2. The Black Complement; 3. Black Ship Officers; 4. Those Who Sailed; 5. What It All Meant; Notes; Appendix; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Includes bibliography and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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