Freedom on the Sea: The True Story of the Civil War Hero Robert Smalls and His Daring Escape to Freedom

by Michael Boulware Moore

This is the thrilling story of Robert Smalls and the Confederate ship that he used to liberate himself, his family, and over a dozen others from enslavement.

On the night of May 13th, 1862, as the Civil War raged on in the United States, 16 enslaved people decided they would reach freedom or die trying. Filled to the brim with suspense, this true story details how Robert Smalls commandeered a confederate ship through the Charleston...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250818354
• ISBN13: 9781250818355
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Godwin Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.1" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2