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

Publication Info.	New York : HarperCollins, [2003]
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Location	Call No.	Status
Portland Public Library - Children's Department	J COLLECT BIOG GRE	Check Shelf

Edition	First edition.
Description	xvii, 104 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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.
Bibliography	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- ).
Study Program	Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.3 2.0 65477.
Subject	African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Sailors -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Divers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Explorers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Seafaring life -- United States -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
	United States. Navy -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	African Americans.
	Sailors.
	Divers.
	Explorers.
	Seafaring life -- Anecdotes.
	United States. Navy -- Biography.
Added Author	Gilchrist, Jan Spivey, illustrator.
ISBN	0060289929 library binding
	0060289910
Standard No.	9780060289928

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