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Black Jacks: African American Seamen in the Age of Sail Paperback - 1998
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Few Americans, black or white, recognize the degree to which early African American history is a maritime history. In this epic chronicle of the rise and fall of black seafaring, W. Jeffrey Bolster shatters the myth that black seafaring was limited to the Middle Passage. 37 halftone illustrations. 3 maps. 3 tables.
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- Title Black Jacks: African American Seamen in the Age of Sail
- Author W. Jeffrey Bolster
- Binding Paperback
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- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harvard University Press, Cumbreland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
- Date September 15, 1998
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Maps
- ISBN 9780674076273 / 0674076273
- Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.9 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.29 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Library of Congress subjects African American merchant mariners - History, Sailing ships - United States - History
- Dewey Decimal Code 387.508
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- New York Times, 10/25/1998, Page 48
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Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 1998. reprint. Softcover. Very Good/None. Softcover, 310 pages, b&w illustrations. Few Americans, black or white, recognize the degree to which early African American history is a maritime history. W. Jeffrey Bolster shatters the myth that black seafaring in the age of sail was limited to the Middle Passage. Seafaring was one of the most significant occupations among both enslaved and free black men between 1740 and 1865. Tens of thousands of black seamen sailed on lofty clippers and modest coasters. They sailed in whalers, warships, and privateers. Some were slaves, forced to work at sea, but by 1800 most were free men, seeking liberty and economic opportunity aboard ship.Bolster brings an intimate understanding of the sea to this extraordinary chapter in the formation of black America. Because of their unusual mobility, sailors were the eyes and ears to worlds beyond the limited horizon of black communities ashore. Sometimes helping to smuggle slaves to…
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