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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Robert Smalls; Robert Smalls; Small family.; Robert Smalls |
| Material Type: | Biography, Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Andrew Billingsley |
| ISBN: | 9781570036866 1570036861 |
| OCLC Number: | 77573781 |
| Description: | xxvi, 253 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Slavery, religion, and family in the Robert Smalls legacy -- In the house of Pharaoh: growing up in bondage and privilege, 1839-1851 -- On the waterfront : growing to manhood in Charleston, 1851-1862 -- The seizure of the Planter : a family affair, May 13, 1862 -- Early duty for the union forces, 1862 -- Robert Smalls and the USS Keokuk, April 7, 1863 -- Robert Smalls and the Planter at war, 1862-1866 -- In Beaufort after the war : home, family, and community leadership -- Mr. Republican : Smalls's political leadership during Reconstruction, 1868-1877 -- They tried to cut him down : the trial of Robert Smalls, November 9, 1877 -- Consummate politician, 1877-1889 -- Robert Smalls and the Constitutional Convention of 1895 -- The Bampfields of Beaufort : Samuel and Elizabeth Bampfield and their children -- Hannah's children -- Annie Wigg's family -- A summing up : what is he to us? |
| Responsibility: | Andrew Billingsley ; foreword by James E. Clyburn. |
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