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Freedom on the sea : the true story of the Civil War hero Robert Smalls and his daring escape to freedom  Cover Image Book Book

Freedom on the sea : the true story of the Civil War hero Robert Smalls and his daring escape to freedom / written by Michael Boulware Moore ; illustrated by Bryan Collier.

Moore, Michael Boulware, (author.). Collier, Bryan, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"On the night of May 13th, 1862, as the Civil War raged on in the United States, 16 enslaved people decided they would reach freedom or die trying. Filled to the brim with suspense, this true story details how Robert Smalls commandeered a Confederate ship through the Charleston harbor toward liberation at the Union blockade. Experience both determination and triumph with this picture book written by Robert Small's great-great grandson, Michael Boulware Moore"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250818355
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Godwin Books/Henry Holt and Company, 2024.

Content descriptions

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Subject: Smalls, Robert, 1839-1915.
African Americans > South Carolina > Biography.
Slaves > South Carolina > Biography.
Ship captains > United States > Biography.
Planter (Steamship).
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Biography.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, African American.
African American legislators > Biography.
United States. Congress. House > Biography.
Beaufort (S.C.) > Biography.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Town of Orford Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Orford Free Library J 973 MOO 34446000134416 New children's items Available -


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