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How They Got Over: African Americans and the Call of the Sea
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by Eloise Greenfield and Jan Spivey Gilchrist
Sales Rank: 1673339
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List Price: $16.99
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Features
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 128 pages
Published by: Amistad December 24, 2002
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0060289910
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0060289911
Book Dimensions:
9.3 x 7.5 x 0.6 inches
Weighs: 13.8 ounces
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Gr. 4-6. This well-designed collective biography features African American men and women who answered the call of the sea. In the first section, "Profiles," Greenfield presents seven individuals, each introduced by a full-page black-and-white illustration. The second section, "Snapshots," introduces six people, some not thought of in terms of the sea, including Langston Hughes, who worked as a mess boy on a ship bound for Africa. The breadth of the subject gives Greenfield a variety of stories to tell, and she tells them very well. Among those profiled are Michelle Janine Howard, the first lady to act as the executive officer of a U.S. Navy combat ship, and Robert Smalls, who sailed a Confederate ship carrying 16 slaves out of Charleston Harbor to the Union fleet and freedom. The final pages provide brief introductions to topics such as the all-black Pea Island Station Lifesavers of North Carolina and the WAVES program of the U.S. Navy. With subtle shading and effective use of white space, Gilchrist provides sensitive drawings. An afterword and extensive bibliographies of books and other sources are appended. Worthwhile reading on an unusual topic. Carolyn Phelan
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Product Description
African Americans have been drawn to the sea for hundreds of years. In this collection of biographies, Eloise Greenfield looks at how that connection to the sea has influenced generations of African Americans -- from a shipbuilder-businessman during the American Revolution to the first lady and African American to hold the highest-ranking position in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps. The lives of the extraordinary men and women included here create a stirring image of the powerful tie between African Americans and the water that has both bound them and set them free. Jan Spivey Gilchrist's artwork is as evocative as the profiles of the people it illustrates.
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