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Author:

Moore, Michael Boulware, author.

Title:

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

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Godwin BooksHenry Holt and Company,

Copyright Date:

2024

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Subject:

Smalls, Robert,--1839-1915--Juvenile literature.
Enslaved persons--South Carolina--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Escapes--South Carolina--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--South Carolina--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
United States--Participation, African American--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, African American--Juvenile literature.
Smalls, Robert,--1839-1915.
Enslaved persons.
Escapes--South Carolina.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States--Participation, African American.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, African American.
African Americans--Biography.
Picture books.
Picture books.
Biographies.

Other Authors:

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"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1250818354
9781250818355

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1434648591

LCCN:

bl2024011486

Locations:

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)