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Halfmann, Janet

Seven Miles to Freedom: The Robert Smalls Story

40 pp. | Lee | April, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-1-60060-232-0 $17.95
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Duane Smith. Smalls, a slave who worked as a ship's wheelman, executed a plot to maneuver his ship into Union waters, rescuing himself, his family, and other slaves. The saga is exciting, and Smith's paintings capture the story vividly, with strongly defined brush strokes, rich colors, and intense facial expressions. An afterword fills in Smalls's story (he went on to become a congressman). Bib.
Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke

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