Black Hands, White Sails

By Patricia McKissack, Fredrick McKissack

Subjects: Whalers (Persons), Juvenile literature, Biography, African americans, history, African Americans, Whaling, juvenile literature, Whaling, Whalers, African American whalers, Whaling ships, History, Walfang

Description: A history of African-American whalers between 1730 and 1880, describing their contributions to the whaling industry and their role in the abolitionist movement.