Trouble The Water

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Author(s)\Editor(s): Bruff, Rebecca Dwight – – Binding: QUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKSYearMonthDay of Publication: 20190604Standardized Book Category: African American \u0026amp; Black – HistoricalLanguage: \n \n EnglishPage Count: \n \n 00348Publisher Marketing: \n \n \”Before this decisive night, I’d not fully appreciated the subtle line between inspiration and insanity. But now, with all our lives at risk, I found myself navigating that most perilous edge . . . \” 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.