Seven miles to freedom
the Robert Smalls story
A biography of Robert Smalls who, during the Civil War, commandeered the Confederate ship Planter to carry his family and twelve other slaves to freedom, and went on to become a United States Congressman working toward African-American advancement.
9780329944988
book
Lexile:
870
Adult Directed
- smalls, robert
- 1839-1915
- planter (steamship)
- united states
- house
- biography
- african americans
- biography
- ship captains
- united states
- legislators
- african american legislators
- fugitive slaves
- beaufort
- united states
- participation, african american
- civil war, 1861-1865
- beaufort (s.c.)
- biography
- confederate states of america
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| 2551902 | 6062480 | 2362 | 668034 | 46140 | WIM | 512 | WIM0022018 | B SMA | 920 | 1637782573 | 1736800991 |
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| 3319861 | 6716625 | 1581 | 668034 | 46140 | 45 | 299 | T 4511114 | B SMALLS | 920 | 1640729255 | 1640729255 |