Be free or die : the amazing story of Robert Smalls' escape from slavery to Union hero
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 272 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Unavailable/Withdrawn
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LC Subjects
African American legislators -- Biography.
African Americans -- Biography.
Beaufort (S.C.) -- Biography.
Fugitive slaves -- South Carolina -- Beaufort -- Biography.
Planter (Steamship)
Ship captains -- United States -- Biography
Smalls, Robert, -- 1839-1915
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American.
United States. -- Congress. -- House -- Biography.
African Americans -- Biography.
Beaufort (S.C.) -- Biography.
Fugitive slaves -- South Carolina -- Beaufort -- Biography.
Planter (Steamship)
Ship captains -- United States -- Biography
Smalls, Robert, -- 1839-1915
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American.
United States. -- Congress. -- House -- Biography.
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2017.
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Unknown
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-263) and index.
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It was a mild May morning in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1862, the second year of the Civil War, when a twenty-three-year-old slave named Robert Smalls did the unthinkable and boldly seized a Confederate steamer. With his wife and two young children hidden on board, Smalls and a small crew ran a gauntlet of heavily armed fortifications in Charleston Harbor and delivered the valuable vessel and the massive guns it carried to nearby Union forces....
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lineberry, C. (2017). Be free or die: the amazing story of Robert Smalls' escape from slavery to Union hero (First edition.). St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lineberry, Cate. 2017. Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls' Escape From Slavery to Union Hero. St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lineberry, Cate. Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls' Escape From Slavery to Union Hero St. Martin's Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lineberry, Cate. Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls' Escape From Slavery to Union Hero First edition., St. Martin's Press, 2017.
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