Bibliograph

Whaling captains of color, America's first meritocracy, Skip Finley

Type

Label

Whaling captains of color, America's first meritocracy, Skip Finley

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Whaling captains of color

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1111643788

Responsibility statement

Skip Finley

Sub title

America's first meritocracy

Summary

"The history of whaling as an industry on this continent has been well-told in books, including some that have been bestsellers, but what hasn't been told is the story of whaling's leaders of color in an era when the only other option was slavery. Whaling was one of the first American industries to exhibit diversity. A man became a captain not because he was white or well-connected, but because he knew how to kill a whale. Along the way, he could learn navigation and reading and writing. Whaling presented a tantalizing alternative to mainland life"--, Provided by publisher

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