Freedom of the Sea: True Story Civil War Hero Robert Smalls
Freedom of the Sea: True Story Civil War Hero Robert Smalls
By Michael Boulware Moore
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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.
Book details
- Authors
- Michael Boulware Moore
- ISBN
- 9781250818355
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Published
- May 28, 2024
- Publication year
- 2024
- Pages
- 32
- Dimensions
- 10.0 in × 0.999998 in × 8.0 in
- Language
- en
- Categories
- HistoryUnited StatesJuvenile NonfictionBiography & AutobiographyHistoricalCivil War Period (1850-1877)People & PlacesSocial TopicsPrejudice & Racism