Black Hands, White Sails
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–13 · 1999

Black Hands, White Sails

Written by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick McKissack

Brave black sailors defy danger and prejudice in the whaling industry.

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192 pages· 1130L
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In a perilous era of whaling, runaway slaves and free black seamen find opportunity and equality at sea. Follow their daring voyages and meet figures like Paul Cuffe and Frederick Douglass, who navigate the treacherous waters of both the ocean and societal change. Will they rise above the challenges and reshape their destinies?

From the publisher

During colonial and pre-Civil War times, whaling was a dangerous job. Despite the challenges of the sea, runaway slaves were eager to enlist. This is the story of the brave black sailors and Paul Cuffe, Lewis Temple, Frederick Douglass, and other pivotal African-American figures in the whaling industry and abolitionist movement.

Awards

Coretta Scott King Honor (2000)
At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
192
Reading age
8–13
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
1130L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
8
F&P level
~Z
AR points
5
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
34760
Publication
Published
November 27, 1999
First published
October 1, 1999
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780590483131
LCCN
99-11439
OCLC
814275091

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