How they got over
Subtitle: African Americans and the call of the sea
By: Eloise Greenfield ; illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist.
Contributors: Gilchrist, Jan Spivey, ill.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 104
Subjects: United States. Navy -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; United States. Navy -- Biography; African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Sailors -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Divers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Explorers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Seafaring life -- United States -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature; African Americans; Sailors; Divers; Explorers; Seafaring life -- Anecdotes
Genres: Biography; Juvenile literature.; Anecdotes; Anecdotes.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.