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Author:

Gill, Joel Christian, illustrator. illustrator.

Title:

Robert Smalls : tales of the talented tenth / words and pictures, Joel Christian Gill.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Chicago Review Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

vi, 119 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm

Subject:

Graphic novel.
Smalls, Robert,--1839-1915.
African Americans--South Carolina--Biography.
Slaves--South Carolina--Biography.
Ship captains--United States--Biography.
African American legislators--Biography.
Planter (Steamship)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography.
United States.--House--House--Biography.
Beaufort (S.C.)--Biography.
Biographical comics.
Nonfiction comics.
Graphic novels.

Notes:

"Black history in action. True adventures of amazing African Americans" -- Cover. "The true story of the greatest heist of the Civil War: Robert Smalls steals the Confederate Planter!" -- Cover. Includes bibliographical references (page 118).

Summary:

Do you know the story of the slave who sailed himself to freedom? Joel Christian Gill brings Robert Smalls to life, telling the true story of the enslaved African who pulled off one of the most daring and largest heists of the Civil War. Come along for the adventure as Robert earns a job working for the C.S.S. Planter, escapes to freedom, and goes on to become a first-generation Black politician.

Series:

Tales of the talented tenth ; no. 3
Gill, Joel Christian. Tales of the talented tenth ; no. 3.

ISBN:

1713730855
9781713730859
1682750663
9781682750667

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1252771701

LCCN:

2021932774

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

BJPD251 -- Waukee Public Library (Waukee)