Black Sailors: Afro-American Merchant Seamen and Whalemen Prior to the Civil War by Putney, Martha

Black Sailors: Afro-American Merchant Seamen and Whalemen Prior to the Civil War (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313256394)

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Format: Hardcover
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Black Sailors: Afro-American Merchant Seamen and Whalemen Prior to the Civil War by Putney, Martha

Black Sailors: Afro-American Merchant Seamen and Whalemen Prior to the Civil War

$75.00
Black Sailors: Afro-American Merchant Seamen and Whalemen Prior to the Civil War by Putney, Martha

Black Sailors: Afro-American Merchant Seamen and Whalemen Prior to the Civil War

$75.00
Format: Hardcover
Description
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This is the first book to document thoroughly the lifestyle and collective experience of the many thousands of black sailors during this time period. Numerous illustrations in the form of original charts, tables, crew lists, and customs records support the text. 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.

Author: Martha Putney
ISBN-10: 031325639X
ISBN-13: 9780313256394
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 05/14/1987
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d
By Martha Putney
By Martha Putney
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MARTHA S.PUTNEY is retired as Professor of History and Chairman of the Department of History and Geography at Bowie State College in Maryland.

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