Bibliograph

Robert Smalls, tales of the talented tenth, words and pictures, Joel Christian Gill

Type

Label

Robert Smalls, tales of the talented tenth, words and pictures, Joel Christian Gill

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 118)

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Robert Smalls

Nature of contents

bibliographycomics graphic novels

Oclc number

1252771701

Responsibility statement

words and pictures, Joel Christian Gill

Series statement

Tales of the talented tenth, no. 3

Sub title

tales of the talented tenth

Summary

Do you know the story of the slave who sailed himself to freedom? This book tells the true story of Robert Smalls, the enslaved African, who pulled off one of the most daring and largest heists of the Civil War. Learn how Robert earns a job working for the C.S.S. Planter, escapes to freedom, goes on to become a first-generation Black politician, and makes history by writing and leading the passage of legislation that led to the United States' first free and compulsory public school system. -- adapted from back coverTells the story of Robert Smalls, an emslaved steamboat wheelman who navigated past Confederate forts in South Carolina and became one of the Civil War's greatest heroes

Target audience

adolescent

resource.variantTitle

Tales of the talented tenth, No. 3, Robert SmallsTales of the talented 10th, Number 3, Robert SmallsRobert Smalls

Classification