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

"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 li...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moore, Michael Boulware (Author)
Other Authors: Collier, Bryan (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2024.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Smalls, Robert, > 1839-1915 > Juvenile literature.
Planter (Steamship) > Juvenile literature.
Smalls, Robert, > 1839-1915.
United States > Congress > House > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Enslaved persons > South Carolina > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Escapes > South Carolina > Juvenile literature.
Fugitive slaves > South Carolina > Beaufort > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African American sailors > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > South Carolina > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Ship captains > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Biography > Juvenile literature.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, African American > Juvenile literature.
Beaufort (S.C.) > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Enslaved persons.
Escapes > South Carolina.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, African American.
African Americans > Biography.
Picture books.
Évasions > Caroline du Sud > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Noirs américains > Caroline du Sud > Biographies > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Biographies > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Esclaves fugitifs > Caroline du Sud > Beaufort > Biographies > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Marins noirs américains > Biographies > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Capitaines de navire > États-Unis > Biographies > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism.
African Americans > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Slaves > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Ship captains > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African American legislators > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Ship captains.
African American legislators.
United States > History > 1861-1865, Civil War > Biography > Juvenile literature.
United States > History > 1861-1865, Civil War > Juvenile literature.
United States > History > 1861-1865, Civil War > Biography.
United States > History > 1861-1865, Civil War.
Beaufort (S.C.) > Biography.
Biographies.

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Call Number: E185.97.S6 M66 2024
 
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