Bibliograph

The escape of Robert Smalls, a daring voyage out of slavery, by Jehan Jones-Radgowski ; illustrated by Poppy Kang

Type

Label

The escape of Robert Smalls, a daring voyage out of slavery, by Jehan Jones-Radgowski ; illustrated by Poppy Kang

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

resource.interestGradeLevel

Kindergarten to grade 2

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The escape of Robert Smalls

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1057732014

Responsibility statement

by Jehan Jones-Radgowski ; illustrated by Poppy Kang

Sub title

a daring voyage out of slavery

Summary

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

Target audience

primary

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