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Author Halfmann, Janet, author.

Title The story of Civil War hero Robert Smalls / by Janet Halfmann ; illustrated by Duane Smith.

Edition First edition.
Publication Info. New York, NY : Lee & Low Books, Inc., 2020.
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b2015492~S1
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 Nichols Juvenile Biography  J BIO SMALLS    AVAILABLE
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Description 80 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Series The story of
Story of (Lee & Low Books, Inc.)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 70-78).
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.
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."-- Provided by publisher.
Audience Ages 8-12 Lee & Low Books
Grades 4-6 Lee & Low Books
Note Ages 8-12 Lee & Low Books
Grades 4-6 Lee & Low Books
Subject Smalls, Robert, 1839-1915 -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- South Carolina -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Slaves -- South Carolina -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Ship captains -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American legislators -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Slaves -- Juvenile literature.
Ship captains -- Juvenile literature.
African American legislators -- Juvenile literature.
Planter (Steamship) -- Juvenile literature.
United States. Congress. House -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American -- Juvenile literature.
Beaufort (S.C.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Added Author Smith, Duane, 1974- illustrator.
ISBN 9781643790169 (paperback)
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