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Author

McKissack, Pat, 1944-2017.

Title Black hands, white sails : the story of African-American whalers / Patricia C. McKissack & Fredrick L. McKissack.

Imprint

New York, N.Y. : Scholastic Press, c1999.

Copies

Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
PCMS True Stories	TR MCKISSACK	---	Available

Edition	1st ed.
Description	xxxiv, 152 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-147) and index.
Indexed In:	Accelerated Reader.
	ALA Booklist.
	Coretta Scott King Award/Honor.
	Horn Book.
Summary	A history of African-American whalers between 1730 and 1880, describing their contributions to the whaling industry and their role in the abolitionist movement.
Audience	8.0 Perma-Bound Books.
Study Program	Accelerated Reader AR 8.0 5.0 PCMS
Awards	Coretta Scott King Author Award/Honor, 2000
Subject	Whaling -- History.
	Whalers.
	African Americans -- Biography.
Added Author	McKissack, Fredrick
ISBN	0590483137 : $20.30