Black Hands, White Sails: The Story of African-American Whalers
Around what time did whaling emerge on the American shores?
Black Hands, White Sails: The Story of African-American Whalers
Black Hands, White Sails: The Story of African-American Whalers
The heyday of our historic whaling activities encompassed just a few years between 1840 and 1861, beginning with early American voyages into the Pacific and ending with the outbreak of the Civil War and the discovery of petroleum in Pennsylvania.