Follett Content Book Detail: Freedom on the Sea : the True Story of the Civil War Hero Robert Smalls and His Daring Escape to Freedom by Moore, Michael Boulware

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Freedom on the Sea : the True Story of the Civil War Hero Robert Smalls and His Daring Escape to Freedom

Author: Moore, Michael Boulware

Follett Number: 2172HE1
Audience: Lower Elementary
Publisher: Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2024
Format: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
ISBN-13: 978-1-25081-835-5
ISBN-10: 1-25081-835-4
Dewey: 973.8092
Classifications: Biography; Nonfiction

Subjects:
African Americans Biography
Biographies
Enslaved Persons South Carolina
Escapes South Carolina
Picture Books
Smalls, Robert, 1839-1915
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Biography
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Participation, African American
"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.

From the publisher:
This is the thrilling story of Robert Smalls and the Confederate ship that he used to liberate himself, his family, and over a dozen others from enslavement. 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, with illustrations by the award winning artist Bryan Collier.

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