| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
vi, 119 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm. |
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Age group Late Adolescents ericd |
| Series |
Tales of the talented tenth ; no. 3 |
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Gill, Joel Christian.
Tales of the talented tenth ; no. 3.
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| Note |
Title proper from front cover. |
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"Black history in action. True adventures of amazing African Americans" -- Cover. |
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"The true story of the greatest heist of the Civil War: Robert Smalls steals the Confederate Planter!" -- Cover. |
| Summary |
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 Amazon.com. |
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Tells the story of Robert Smalls, a slave steamboat wheelman who navigated past Confederate forts in South Carolina to became one of the Civil War's greatest heroes. Smalls would go on to become a publisher and legislator. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 118). |
| Subject |
Smalls, Robert, 1839-1915 -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Enslaved persons -- South Carolina -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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United States. Congress. House -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) (OCoLC)fst01351658
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United States. Congress. House -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Ship captains -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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African American legislators -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Graphic novels.
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| Subject |
Beaufort (S.C.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Ship captains -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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African American legislators -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Planter (Steamship) (OCoLC)fst01608981
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United States. Congress. House. (OCoLC)fst00536930
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South Carolina. (OCoLC)fst01204600
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| Genre/Form |
Historical comics.
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| Chronological Term |
1861-1865
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| Subject |
Beaufort (S.C.) -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Planter (Steamship) -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographical comics.
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| Subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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African Americans -- South Carolina -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Nonfiction comics.
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| Subject |
South Carolina -- Beaufort.
(OCoLC)fst01216715
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African Americans -- South Carolina -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Creative nonfiction.
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| Subject |
Enslaved persons -- South Carolina -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Creative nonfiction. (OCoLC)fst01919909
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| Subject |
Smalls, Robert, 1839-1915 -- Juvenile literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Comics (Graphic works) (OCoLC)fst01921613
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| Subject |
African American legislators. (OCoLC)fst00799220
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Enslaved persons. (OCoLC)fst01120522
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Smalls, Robert, 1839-1915. (OCoLC)fst00004593
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Graphic novels. (OCoLC)fst01726630
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| Subject |
Ship captains. (OCoLC)fst01116147
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Subject |
Planter (Steamship) -- Juvenile literature.
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African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00799558
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| Genre/Form |
Biographical comics. (OCoLC)fst01921595
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| Subject |
Ship captains -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Nonfiction comics. (OCoLC)fst01921721
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| Cover Title |
Tales of the talented tenth. No. 3, Robert Smalls |
| Added Title |
Tales of the talented 10th. No. 3, Robert Smalls |
| ISBN |
9781682750667 (paperback) |
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1682750663 (paperback) |
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9781713730859 (Follett bdg.) |
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1713730855 (Follett bdg.) |
