An edition of Robert Smalls (2008)
Robert Smalls
the boat thief
By Robert Francis Kennedy
Publish Date
2008
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children,Hyperion Book CH
Language
eng
Pages
40
Description:
"Robert Smalls was a true American patriot. Despite the burdens America laid upon him, he loved our country. He believed in the "inherent justice" of American democracy and in the principles espoused in the Declaration of Independence"--Afterword.
subjects: African American Participation, African Americans, Biography, Fugitive slaves, History, Juvenile literature, Slaves, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Ship captains, African American legislators, Planter (Steamship), United States. Congress. House, United States
People: Robert Smalls (1839-1915)
Places: United States
Times: Civil War, 1861-1865