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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 liberat...

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Main Author: Moore, Michael Boulware (Author)
Other Authors: Collier, Bryan (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2024.
Edition:First edition.
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Smalls, Robert, > 1839-1915 > Juvenile nonfiction.
Enslaved persons > South Carolina > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Escapes > South Carolina > Juvenile nonfiction.
Fugitive slaves > South Carolina > Beaufort > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
African American sailors > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
African Americans > South Carolina > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Ship captains > United States > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, African American > Juvenile nonfiction.
Beaufort (S.C.) > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Biographies > Juvenile.
Picture books.
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