The waterman's song
Subtitle: slavery and freedom in maritime North Carolina
By: by David S. Cecelski.
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Chapel Hill, NC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
Subjects: Slaves -- North Carolina.; Slavery -- North Carolina -- History.; African American ship pilots -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century.; African American fishers -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century.; Inland water transportation -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century.; North Carolina -- History -- 1775-1865.
Description: "The first major study of slavery in the maritime South, The Waterman's Song chronicles the world of slave and free black fishermen, pilots, rivermen, sailors, ferrymen, and other laborers who, from the colonial era through Reconstruction, plied the vast inland waters of North Carolina from the Outer Banks to the upper reaches of tidewater rivers."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes index.