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Seven Miles to Freedom
The Robert Smalls Story
By Halfmann, Janet & Smith, Duane A.
- ISBN
- 978-1-60060-232-0
- Publisher
- Lee & Low Books
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2008
Gr 3-7 Born and raised a slave in coastal South Carolina, Smalls worked on the docks, then learned shipbuilding and piloting. In an amazing feat of daring in 1862, he stole a Confederate ship by impersonating the captain, sent a rowboat to pick up waiting family members, sailed past five Confederate forts, and turned the ship over to Union troops blockading the area. Smalls became the first ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Smalls, a slave who worked as a ship's wheelman, executed a plot to maneuver his ship into Union waters, rescuing himself, his ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
