How They Got Over: African Americans and the Call of the Sea cover

How They Got Over: African Americans and the Call of the Sea

Author: Greenfield, Eloise

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 7.3
Points 2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 12393
Points per Word 0.000161

Description

This book 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, today's fishermen, naval officers, and marine biologists.