Tales of the talented tenth. No. 3, Robert Smalls
Title:
Tales of the talented tenth. No. 3, Robert Smalls
Author:
Credits:
words and pictures, Joel Christian Gill.
Additional Title(s):
Tales of the talented 10th. Number 3, Robert Smalls
Robert Smalls
Robert Smalls : tales of the talented tenth
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Date(s):
2021
Format:
Books
Physical Description:
vi, 119 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Series:
Tales of the talented tenth ; no. 3
General Note:
Title proper from front cover.
"Black history in action. True adventures of amazing African Americans" -- Cover.
"The true story of the greatest heist of the Civil War: Robert Smalls steals the Confederate Planter!" -- Cover.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 118).
Description:
Tells the true story of Robert Smalls, the enslaved African, who pulled off one of the most daring and largest heists of the Civil War. Learn how Robert earns a job working for the C.S.S. Planter, escapes to freedom, goes on to become a first-generation Black politician, and makes history by writing and leading the passage of legislation that led to the United States' first free and compulsory public school system. -- adapted from Amazon.com.
Tells the story of Robert Smalls, a slave steamboat wheelman who navigated past Confederate forts in South Carolina and became one of the Civil War's greatest heroes.
Personal Subject:
Subject Term(s):
Document ID:
SD_ILS:1682292
Language:
English
