{"product_id":"freedom-on-the-sea-the-true-story-of-the-civil-war-hero-robert-smalls-and-his-daring-escape-to-freedom-9781250818355","title":"Freedom on the Sea: The True Story of the Civil War Hero Robert Smalls and His Daring Escape to Freedom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis 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. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExperience 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Godwin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250818355\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2024 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Michael Boulware Moore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43838795612341,"sku":"9781250818355","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c931b3db-bdc1-42c9-b093-2fe6d6d68d3b.jpg?v=1712029969","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/freedom-on-the-sea-the-true-story-of-the-civil-war-hero-robert-smalls-and-his-daring-escape-to-freedom-9781250818355","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}