Freedom on the Sea

The True Story of the Civil War Hero Robert Smalls and His Daring Escape to Freedom

Michael Boulware Moore (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

32 Seiten

2024
St Martin's Press (Verlag)
978-1-250-81835-5 (ISBN)

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On the night of May 13, 1862, as the Civil War raged on in the United States, sixteen 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 the Union blockade and liberation.

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.

Michael Boulware Moore is the Democratic candidate for Congress in South Carolina's first district running for the seat his great-great-grandfather once held. Moore is well known as a profound businessman, and Freedom on the Sea is his first children's book. michaelbmoore.com 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. bryancollier.com

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2024
Illustrationen	Bryan Collier
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	213 x 262 mm
Gewicht	324 g
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Geschichte / Politik
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Religion / Philosophie / Psychologie
ISBN-10	1-250-81835-4 / 1250818354
ISBN-13	978-1-250-81835-5 / 9781250818355
Zustand	Neuware