Publication

2001 - University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, NC, North Carolina

Language

English

Word Count

76,000 words, Guess

Page Count

304 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC975.6/00496
  • LCCE444.N8 C43 2001
  • LCC2001027125 [E]

Description

"The first major study of slavery in the maritime South, The Waterman's Song chronicles the world of slave and free black fishermen, pilots, rivermen, sailors, ferrymen, and other laborers who, from the colonial era through Reconstruction, plied the vast inland waters of North Carolina from the Outer Banks to the upper reaches of tidewater rivers."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Topics

SlavesSlaveryHistorySlavery, historyNorth carolina, historySlaves -- North CarolinaAfrican American fishers

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  • The waterman's song: slavery and freedom in maritime North CarolinaUniversity of North Carolina Press2001-01-01

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