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| Genre/Form: | Juvenile literature Biography Juvenile literature Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Robert Smalls; Robert Smalls |
| Material Type: | Biography, Juvenile audience |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Janet Halfmann; Duane Smith |
| ISBN: | 9781600602320 1600602320 |
| OCLC Number: | 163592750 |
| Target Audience: | 006-011. |
| Description: | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Other Titles: | Robert Smalls story |
| Responsibility: | by Janet Halfmann ; illustrated by Duane Smith. |
Abstract:
"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"--Provided by publisher.
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- African American legislators -- Biography.
- United States. -- Congress. -- House -- Biography.
- Fugitive slaves -- South Carolina -- Beaufort -- Biography.
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