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The story of Civil War hero Robert Smalls
- Title
- The story of Civil War hero Robert Smalls / by Janet Halfmann ; illustrated by Duane Smith.
- Author
- Halfmann, Janet
- Publication
- New York : Lee & Low Books, 2020.
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- Description
- 80 pages : illustrations, map; 21 cm.
- Summary
- "The biography of Robert Smalls, a slave steamboat wheelman who navigated past Confederate forts in South Carolina and became one of the Civil War's greatest heroes. Includes text from Seven Miles to Freedom and additional sidebars."--
- Series Statement
- Story of ; [10]
- Uniform Title
- Story of (Lee & Low Books, Inc.)
- Subject
- Smalls, Robert, 1839-1915
- Planter (Steamship) > Juvenile literature
- United States. Congress. House > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Planter (Steamship)
- United States. Congress. House
- 1861-1865
- African Americans > South Carolina > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Enslaved persons > South Carolina > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Ship captains > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
- African American legislators > Biography > Juvenile literature
- African American legislators
- African Americans
- Military participation > African American
- Ship captains
- Enslaved persons
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Biography > Juvenile literature
- United States > History > Participation, African American > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Juvenile literature
- Beaufort (S.C.) > Biography > Juvenile literature
- South Carolina
- South Carolina > Beaufort
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- History.
- Juvenile works.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Audience (note)
- Ages 8-12
- Grades 4-6
- Contents
- Dreams of Freedom -- Slavery -- On the Waterfront -- Sailing Ships in the 1800s -- A Shelter in the Storm -- What Caused the Civil War? -- Robert at the Wheel -- The Planter -- The Escape -- Full Steam Ahead -- The Wedding Chest Escape -- A National Hero -- Timeline.
- Call Number
- Sc D 21-374
- ISBN
- 9781643790169
- 1643790161
- OCLC
- 1237712173
- Author
- Halfmann, Janet, author.
- Title
- The story of Civil War hero Robert Smalls / by Janet Halfmann ; illustrated by Duane Smith.
- Publisher
- New York : Lee & Low Books, 2020.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Story of ; [10]Story of (Lee & Low Books, Inc.)
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Audience
- Ages 8-12 Lee & Low Books.Grades 4-6 Lee & Low Books.
- Chronological Term
- 1861-1865
- Added Author
- Schomburg Children's Collection.Smith, Duane, 1974- illustrator.
- Research Call Number
- Sc D 21-374