{"product_id":"the-freedom-ship-of-robert-smalls-9781611178555","title":"The Freedom Ship of Robert Smalls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe true story of an enslaved African American man who escaped to freedom and became a military and political leader\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Smalls, born a slave in 1839 in Beaufort, South Carolina, gained fame as an African American hero of the American Civil War. The Freedom Ship of Robert Smalls tells the inspirational story of Small's life as a slave, his boyhood dream of freedom, and his bold and daring plan as a young man to commandeer a Confederate gunboat from Charleston Harbor and escape with fifteen fellow slaves and family members. Smalls joined the Union Navy and rose to the rank of captain and became the first African American to command a U.S. service ship. After the war Smalls returned to Beaufort, bought the home of his former master, and began a long career in state and national politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Freedom Ship of Robert Smalls\u003c\/i\u003e, originally published in 1971, features Louise Meriwether's original narrative, now illustrated by the colorful paintings of renowned Southern artist Jonathan Green.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611178555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.20h x 8.80w x 0.40d","brand":"Louise Meriwether","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44589923336373,"sku":"9781611178555","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0521003f-ac75-41d8-9cbf-efd348d28e32.jpg?v=1724734130","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-freedom-ship-of-robert-smalls-9781611178555","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}