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
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
Series statement
Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books
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
juvenile