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The escape of Robert Smalls : a daring voyage out of slavery / by Jehan Jones-Radgowski ; illustrated by Poppy Kang.
In the midst of the bloody U.S. Civil War, an enslaved man named Robert Smalls carried out a dangerous plan. Smalls secretly took control of a Confederate steamboat, the Planter, and sailed the ship toward a Union fleet. A little known story of courage, hope, and peril during the Civil War, this true account celebrates an unsung American hero.
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- ISBN: 9781543512816
- ISBN: 154351281X
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Publisher: North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Editions, [2019]
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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In the midst of the bloody U.S. Civil War, an enslaved man named Robert Smalls carried out a dangerous plan. Smalls secretly took control of a Confederate steamboat, the Planter, and sailed the ship toward a Union fleet. A little known story of courage, hope, and peril during the Civil War, this true account celebrates an unsung American hero.
