Captain Of The Planter

The Story of Robert Smalls

DoubleDay (1958)

Hardcover

264 pages | English

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LC Classification E185.97.S6 .S8

LC Control No. 58005582

Genre

Black Hist

Plot

Noted as the best riverboat pilot out of Charleston - upon the firing at Fort Sumpter he decided to take the paddle-wheel steamer, the Planter, over to the Northern forces and free himself and his family. He went on to fight for the U.S. Army and talked for freedom in the meeting halls and churches of the North.

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