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How they got over : African Americans and the call of the sea

Title: How they got over : African Americans and the call of the sea / Eloise Greenfield ; illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist.
Author: Greenfield, Eloise.
Publication: New York : HarperCollins, c2003.
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xvii, 104 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

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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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

Sc E 05-1097

ISBN

0060289929 (lib. bdg.)
0060289910

LCCN

2002020805
9780060289928

OCLC

49030963

Author

Greenfield, Eloise.

Title

How they got over : African Americans and the call of the sea / Eloise Greenfield ; illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist.

Imprint

New York : HarperCollins, c2003.

Edition

1st ed.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Local Subject

Black author.

Added Author

Gilchrist, Jan Spivey. Illustrator

Schomburg Children's Collection.

Other Standard Identifier

9780060289928

Research Call Number

Sc E 05-1097

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