Black hands, white sails
Subtitle: the story of African-American whalers
By: by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack.
Contributors: McKissack, Fredrick.
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
Subjects: Whaling -- History -- Juvenile literature; African American whalers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Description: A history of African-American whalers between 1730 and 1880, describing their contributions to the whaling industry and their role in the abolitionist movement.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-147) and index.