I learned a lot reading this book. The author has meticulously researched the little known history of whaling captains of color. This one of the few professions where your skill mattered more than your skin color. It is well written and the author does a wonderful job of bringing these characters to life. Enjoy

An incredibly necessary book; great for anyone interested in the subjects of whaling and historical POC representation.

i really enjoyed learning the history of whaling and how there were captains of color. It was a well researched and well written book.

This book is a historical writer’s dream: lively and detailed, utterly unlike anything else available. Would give six stars if I could.

A valuable and much overdue account of the role black whalers played in one of the most important industries in 19th-century America.

As I am interested in everything naval and everything whale, I really wanted to read this book. This is a topic you never hear or read anything about! My interest in whaling began as I started to become a Sea Shepherd supporter and they have an extensive history with whalers.

This is a wonderfully well researched collection of stories about whaling captains of colour. As you can imagine I really don't support whaling of any kind but I do realise people earned their money and food with it for many years now. So I can respect these men for working hard and proving themselves to their bosses so they can move up in rank and become captains themselves.

The stories are accompanied with great photos or drawings. These are wonderful to give a face to the names and help set the mood more to understand the conditions these men worked in. This book has some wonderful details, for example there's a list that one doctor/captain took aboard a whaling ship that shows the items in a medicine chest for various ailments. I love reading little history-tidbits like that!

Do notice that this book is quite specific and in-depth. If you're just looking for a casual read - this is not for you. If you have interest in any of the things I named above, please pick up this book as it's a wonderful source of information.