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Black Sailors: Afro-American Merchant Seamen and Whalemen Prior to the Civil War - Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies: Contemporary Black Poets Martha Putney Revised and Exp edition
Black Sailors: Afro-American Merchant Seamen and Whalemen Prior to the Civil War - Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies: Contemporary Black Poets
Martha Putney
This is the first book to document thoroughly the lifestyle and collective experience of the many thousands of black sailors during this time period. In a penetrating study, the author unveils the enormous contribution made prior to the Civil War to the nation's economy, prestige, and power by black Americans.
192 pages, 1, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | May 14, 1987 |
| ISBN13 | 9780313256394 |
| Publishers | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Pages | 192 |
| Dimensions | 237 × 159 × 20 mm · 438 g |
| Language | English |