Black Jacks African American Seamen in the Age of Sail

"Licensed master mariner Bolster writes a descriptively rich, engaging narrative of African American seafarers from the 1740s to the 1860s. He recounts how tens of thousands of African American sailors formed an important sector of the maritime labor force, shaped mariner culture and the identity of free black communities, and linked the Atlantic world of the black diaspora...This excellent study is highly recommended."Bolster, W. Jeffrey is the author of 'Black Jacks African American Seamen in the Age of Sail', published 1998 under ISBN 9780674076273 and ISBN 0674076273.