The Waterman's Song

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: African American ship pilots,  Slavery,  African American fishers,  Slaves,  Inland water transportation,  History,  Slavery, history,  North carolina, history,  African americans, north carolina

Places: North Carolina

Times: 1775-1865,  19th century