Author Talk: Robert Smalls, Civil War Hero

8b Market,Beaufort SC 29906

19 October, 2022

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Author Talk for history buffs! OCT 19, 4:30PM in River & Marsh Store (public) 8b Market, Beaufort SC 29906 https://www.beaufortsc.org/listing/river-and-marsh/233/ Inspired by the life of an unsung American hero and slave, Trouble the Water navigates the rich tributaries of courage, betrayal, and redemption. In his inspiring journey, Robert Smalls witnesses great privilege and suffering alongside his owner's daughter and the dangerous son of a firebrand secessionist. At the age of twelve, he's sent to work in Charleston, where he loads ships and learns to pilot a cotton steamer. When the Civil War erupts and his cotton steamer becomes a confederate warship, Robert seizes the opportunity to pursue freedom for himself and the people he loves. Genres: Historical Fiction, Biographical Fiction Subject: Fiction / #AfricanAmerican & #Black / #Historical, #Fiction / #Biographical, #Slaves -- Fiction -- #SouthCarolina -- #Charleston, South Carolina -- #History -- #CivilWar, 1861-1865