Brewster ship captains sailing large trading vessels would stop at the Cape Verde archipelago in the central Atlantic Ocean to restock supplies. Cape Verdean men sometimes joined early trading ships as crew.
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Brewster ship captains sailing large trading vessels would stop at the Cape Verde archipelago in the central Atlantic Ocean to restock supplies. Cape Verdean men sometimes joined early trading ships as crew.
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