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The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights

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An astonishing civil rights story from Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin.
On July 17, 1944, a massive explosion rocked the segregated Navy base at Port Chicago, California, killing more than 300 sailors who were at the docks, critically injuring off-duty men in their bunks, and shattering windows up to a mile away. On August 9th, 244 men refused to ... More
Book Information
PublisherRoaring Brook Press
BindingHardcover (7 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages208
ISBN-101596437960
ISBN-13978-1596437968
Publication Date01/21/2014
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About Steve Sheinkin (Author) : Steve Sheinkin is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Published credits of Steve Sheinkin include Two Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About ... more
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