00847cam a2200229 4500 445904920 TxAuBib 20070228120000.0 010406s1999||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780590483131 0590483137 McBain Community Library TxAuBib McKissack, Patricia C. Black hands, white sails: the story of African-American whalers. Scholastic Press, 1999. 152p.; ill. A history of African-American whalers between 1730 and 1880, describing their contributions to the whaling industry and their role in the abolitionist movement. AR 8.0. 20070228. WHALING - HISTORY. AFRICAN-AMERICAN WHALERS - BIOGRAPHY. AR 8.