Steering to freedom
By: by Patrick Gabridge
Publisher: Penmore Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Arizona]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 333
ISBN-13: 9781942756224; 9781942756231
Subjects: Fiction; African Americans; History
Description: "In May 1862, Robert Smalls, a slave and ship's pilot in Charleston, South Carolina, crafts a daring plan to steal the steamship Planter and deliver it, along with the crew and their families, to the Union blockade. After risking his life to escape slavery, Robert faces an even more difficult challenge: convincing Abraham Lincoln to enlist black troops. Based on a true story, "Steering to Freedom" tells the powerful and inspirational story of a young man who becomes the first black captain of a US military ship, while struggling to navigate a path to freedom for himself, his family, and his people." -- from rear cover.