Seven miles to freedom : the Robert Smalls story
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Published
New York : Lee & Low Books, [2008].
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Status
Main Library - Children's Picture Books
973.74 Hal
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973.74 Hal
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Oliver La Farge - Children's Picture Books
973.74 Hal
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973.74 Hal
1 available
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Published
New York : Lee & Low Books, [2008].
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 5.7, 1 Points
Level 5.7, 1 Points
Lexile code
AD
Lexile measure
870
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (colophon).
Description
"A biography of Robert Smalls who, during the Civil War, commandeered the Confederate ship Planter to carry his family and twelve other slaves to freedom, and went on to become a United States Congressman working toward African American advancement"--Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
006-011.
Target Audience
AD870L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,LG,5.7,0.5,123274.
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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. b Congress. b 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. b Congress. b House -- Biography.