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Author:

Greenfield, Eloise.

Title:

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

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

HarperCollins,

Copyright Date:

c2003

Description:

xvii, 104 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

African Americans--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Sailors--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Divers--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Explorers--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Seafaring life--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
United States.--Navy--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
African Americans.
Sailors.
Divers.
Explorers.
Seafaring life--Anecdotes.
United States.--Navy--Biography.

Other Authors:

Gilchrist, Jan Spivey, ill.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

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- ).

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.

ISBN:

9780060289911
0060289910
9780060289928 (lib. bdg.)
0060289929 (lib. bdg.)

LCCN:

2002020805

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)