Robert Smalls Sails to Freedom

by Susan Taylor Brown

Book Overview

Quickly and quietly, Robert Smalls headed the ship out of the Charleston Harbor. Across the wide river was the Northern Army and freedom for slaves like him. on Robert's side of the river was the Southern Army and Robert's master. Robert knew his master would never give him freedom. Now was his chance to escape. Robert steered the ship into the open water. He could see the nearby forts of the Southern Army and their cannons ready to fire. the Southern...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575058723
• ISBN13: 9781575058726
• Release Date: January 1800
• Publisher: Millbrook Press
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 7 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 4