Freedom on the Sea: The True Story of the Civil War Hero Robert Smalls and His Daring Escape to Freedom -- Michael Boulware Moore, Hardcover

This is the thrilling story of Robert Smalls and the Confederate ship that he used to liberate himself, his family, and over a dozen others from enslavement.

On the night of May 13th, 1862, as the Civil War raged on in the United States, 16 enslaved people decided they would reach freedom or die trying. Filled to the brim with suspense, this true story details how Robert Smalls commandeered a confederate ship through the Charleston harbor toward liberation at the Union blockade.

Experience both determination and triumph with this picture book written by Robert Small's great great grandson, Michael Boulware Moore, with illustrations by the award winning artist Bryan Collier.

Author: Michael Boulware Moore
Publisher: Godwin Books/Henry Holt and Company
Published: 05/28/2024
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 10.08h x 8.11w x 0.47d
ISBN: 9781250818355
Audience: Ages 4-8

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/15/2024 pg. 44
Publishers Weekly 03/04/2024
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2024
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2024

About the Author

Michael Boulware Moore is currently the democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in South Carolina's 1st district running for the seat his great-great grandfather once held. He was the founding president of the International African American Museum and performs as a keynote speaker at universities, conferences, museums, and other organizations all across the nation telling the story of his great-great grandfather. Michael is well known as a profound business man, and Freedom on the Sea is his first children's book.

Bryan Collier is the Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award winner of numerous children's books, including Rosa and Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. When he's not painting, he spends his time visiting schools and encouraging young artists and readers. Collier lives in New York with his wife and daughters.
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