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From slavery to public service: Robert Smalls, 1839-1915.

Title
  1. From slavery to public service: Robert Smalls, 1839-1915.
Published by
  1. New York, Oxford University Press, 1971.
Author
  1. Uya, Okon Edet.

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Description
  1. xi, 178 p. map, port.; 21 cm.
Summary
  1. "Robert Smalls, the black Civil War hero, began his public career by running a Confederate vessel out of Charleston harbor and turning it over to the Union naval blockade. He went on to become a controversial political figure in Reconstruction Era South Carolina. In this study, Mr. Uya sketches a portrait of one of the most colorful personalities of the Reconstruction decades, placing his career and contributions in balanced, historical perspective." --page 4 of cover.
Subject
  1. Smalls, Robert, 1839-1915
  2. 1865-1877
  3. Reconstruction > South Carolina
Genre/Form
  1. History
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Note
  1. A revision of the author's thesis, University of Wisconsin, presented under the title: From servitude to service: Robert Smalls, 1839-1915.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references.
Processing action (note)
  1. committed to retain