Whaling captains of color : America's first meritocracy /

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 indus...

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Main Author: Finley, Skip (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2020]
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