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010 a| 2002020805;

020 a| 0060289929 (lib. bdg.);

020 a| 9780060289928 (lib. bdg.);

035 a| (Sirsi) o49030963;

035 a| (OCoLC)49030963;

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082 00 a| 920/.0092960732| 21;

092 a| 920.009296b| G837H;

100 1 a| Greenfield, Eloise.=| ^A58593;

245 10 a| How they got over :b| African Americans and the call of the sea /c| Eloise Greenfield ; illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

300 a| xvii, 104 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Profiles: Paul Cuffe (1759-1817) -- James Forten (1766-1842) -- Robert Smalls (1839-1915) -- Matthew Henson (1866-1955) -- Shirley Lee (1935- ) -- Evelyn J. Fields (1949- ) -- Michelle Janine Howard (1960- ) -- Snapshots: Langston Hughes (1902-1967) -- Alex Haley (1921-1992) -- Samuel L. Gravely Jr. (1922- ) -- Carl M. Brashear (1931- ) -- Albert José Jones (birthdate unavailable) -- William Pinkney (1938- ).;

520 a| Profiles African American men and women who have had a strong connection with the sea, from slaves whose owners sent them to work on ships to today's fishermen, naval officers, and marine biologists.;

650 0 a| African Americansv| Biographyv| Juvenile literature.=| ^A478027;

700 1 a| Gilchrist, Jan Spiveye| illustrator.=| ^A244939;

856 42 3| Publisher descriptionu| http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hc041/2002020805.html;

856 41 3| Table of contentsu| http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy036/2002020805.html;

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How they got over : African Americans and the call of the sea / Eloise Greenfield ; illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist.

Author/creator	Greenfield, Eloise
Other author	Gilchrist, Jan Spivey illustrator.
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : HarperCollins, ©2003.
Description	xvii, 104 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subjects	United States. Navy--Biography. --Juvenile literature. African Americans--Biography. --Juvenile literature. Sailors--United States. --Biography. --Juvenile literature. Divers--United States. --Biography. --Juvenile literature. Explorers--United States. --Biography. --Juvenile literature. Seafaring life--United States. --Anecdotes. --Juvenile literature.

Contents	Profiles: Paul Cuffe (1759-1817) -- James Forten (1766-1842) -- Robert Smalls (1839-1915) -- Matthew Henson (1866-1955) -- Shirley Lee (1935- ) -- Evelyn J. Fields (1949- ) -- Michelle Janine Howard (1960- ) -- Snapshots: Langston Hughes (1902-1967) -- Alex Haley (1921-1992) -- Samuel L. Gravely Jr. (1922- ) -- Carl M. Brashear (1931- ) -- Albert José Jones (birthdate unavailable) -- William Pinkney (1938- ).
Abstract	Profiles African American men and women who have had a strong connection with the sea, from slaves whose owners sent them to work on ships to today's fishermen, naval officers, and marine biologists.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2002020805
ISBN	0060289929 (lib. bdg.)
ISBN	9780060289928 (lib. bdg.)

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