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

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    • Publication Information:
      First edition.
    • Abstract:
      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 cover.
    • Abstract:
      Summary: Tells 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.
    • Notes:
      Title proper from front cover.
      "Black history in action. True adventures of amazing African Americans" -- Cover.
      "The true story of the greatest heist of the Civil War: Robert Smalls steals the Confederate Planter!" -- Cover.
      Series summary: "Tales of the Talented Tenth is a graphic novel series that focuses on the adventures of amazing African Americans in action. With vivid and whimsical art, these graphic novels are accessible to adults, teens, and young readers. They bring to life not only an extraordinary tale of adventure but also the history of previously disenfranchised peoples." -- page [4] of cover.
      Includes bibliographical references (page 118).
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    • Other Titles:
      Tales of the talented tenth. Tales of the talented 10th. Robert Smalls.
    • ISBN:
      9781682750667
      1682750663
      9781713730859
      1713730855
    • Accession Number:
      2021932774
    • Accession Number:
      1252771701
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.1110051