Sailing to Freedom
Will be published approx. on 25. August 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-1-4747-4591-8 (ISBN)
Description
Like many slaves, Robert Smalls was forced to fight for the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War. One night, Robert and his crew of fellow slaves aboard the ship, the Planter, decided to steal the ship and head for the safety - and freedom - of Union waters only seven miles away. Would they make it to freedom, or would they be captured and face certain death?
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Capstone Global Library Ltd
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Reading Age: From 10 to 11 years, Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
198 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4747-4591-8 (9781474745918)
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Jessica Gunderson grew up in the small town of Washburn, North Dakota. She has a bachelor's degree from the University of North Dakota and an MFA in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has written more than one hundred books for young readers. Her book President Lincoln's Killer and the America He Left Behind won a 2018 Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Silver Award. She currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin.