An edition of How they got over
(2003)
How they got over
African Americans and the call of the sea
1st ed.
by Eloise Greenfield
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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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Anecdotes, Sailors, Juvenile literature, Seafaring life, Divers, United States, United States. Navy, African Americans, Explorers, Biography, African americans, African americans, juvenile literature, United states, navy, biography, African americans, biography, juvenile literature, African americans, biographyPlaces
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How they got over: African Americans and the call of the sea
2003, HarperCollins
in English
- 1st ed.
0060289929 9780060289928
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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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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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