Book Recommendation --> Captain Robert Smalls: The Greatest Civil War Hero

I wrote and illustrated this graphic novel about the true story of Captain Robert Smalls, which opens at a Stony Island Intersection in Chicago, and includes multiple scenes in the historic neighborhood of Pullman. I was raised in Chicago, and attended Chicago Public Schools growing up. I am DaShan Thomas, a Black American Man who is proud of his entire Black American lineage.

Book Description: Great Granddaddy says when Robert Smalls made a plan to escape slavery, he brought as much of the community with him as he could. Together, they would work as a team and do the impossible. But the story doesn't end there!

Robert Smalls, born and raised as an enslaved person, commandeered a steamer ship with his crew and all of their families. They sailed to freedom, and then won several pivotal battles in the Civil War, which in turn won the freedom of all enslaved people in the United States.

This is the true story Great Granddaddy shares one evening, from the warmth of his backyard garden in the Historic Black Pullman neighborhood.

* Based on a True Story
* Graphic Novel
* Educational material in the back!

ISBN: 979-8-9873290-2-3

CaptainSmalls.com

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