Works Cited "Abduction of the Confederate Steamer Planter from Charleston, S. C., May 13, 1862.

" The Civil War Gazette. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Jan. 2013.This website consists of how Robert Smalls stole The Planter from the South and delivered it to the North. They did it by waiting till 4am while the captain and the crew were on the shore. Robert Smalls and the rest of the slaves steered the ship north and arrived safely in Union hands. Blain Roberts Ethan J. Kytle. "Robert Smalls' Great Escape." Opinionator Robert Smalls' Great Escape Comments. New York times, 12 May 2012. Web. 05 Jan. 2013. Burton, Orville Vernon. The Age of Lincoln. New York: Hill and Wang, 2007. 39+. Print.From this book we learned about the early life as a slave and his life after he got the reward for the boat and him as a congressmen for the Republican party. Celliana, Miss. "Neatorama." Neatorama. N.p., 15 Feb. 2012. Web. 05 Jan. 2013.In this website it talks how Robert Smalls became a worker on The Planter and how he stole it. Cooper, Michael L. From Slave to Civil War Hero: The Life and times of Robert Smalls. New York: Lodestar, 1994. Print. Dray, Philip. Capitol Men: The Epic Story of Reconstruction through the Lives of the First Black Congressmen. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008. 3+. Print.From this book we learned about the early life as a slave and his life after he got the reward for the boat and him as a congressman for the Republican party Franklin, John Hope, and Alfred A. Moss. From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans. New York: A.A Knopf, 2000. 235+. Print.From this book we learned about the 1st black men working at the capitol, one of which was Robert Smalls Halfmann, Janet, and Duane Smith. Seven Miles to Freedom: The Robert Smalls Story. New York: Lee & Low, 2008. Print.This book was about his slave life but states more about the 7 miles he traveled in The Planter to the Union ships on post outside Charleston harbor. "Http://video.scetv.org/video/2238996688." The Big Picture: Robert Smalls. PBS Etv. South Carolina, 24 May 2012. Television.Robert Smalls - an enslaved African American, a Union hero of the Civil War, and a US Congressman representing South Carolina. From Charleston, special guest host, Judge Alex Sanders discusses this South Carolinian's life and the impact he had on our state's history with various guests. Kennedy, Robert Francis, and Patrick Faricy. Robert Smalls: The Boat Thief. New York: Hyperion for Children, 2008. Print.American Heroes series for children discussing Robert Smalls' story, his congressional life, and his contributions to public education. LEHRMAN, ROBERT L. BARRON'S E-Z PHYSICS. HAUPPAUGE: BARRON'S, 2009. Print.In this book i learned about wave links in light and concave reflections and mixing colors. "Materials on Congreeman Robert Smalls." Message to the author. 3 Dec. 2012. Email.Helen B. Moore, the great, great granddaughter of Robert Smalls gave us a connection for where to get curriculum on Robert Smalls. She also gave us her phone number and said we could call with questions.

McLeod, Harriet. "South Carolina Marks Ex-slave's Daring Sail to Freedom." Reuters. Thomson Reuters, 14 May 2012. Web. 06 Jan. 2013. Meriwether, Louise, and Lee Jack Morton. The Freedom Ship of Robert Smalls. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1971. Print.From this book we learned about the life of Robert Smalls from when he was hired out to his buying his wife's freedom to when he stole The Planter. Paul ZummoDonald R. McClarey. "Almost Chosen People." Almost Chosen People. N.p., 13 May 2012. Web. 05 Jan. 2013. PBS. PBS, 2004. Web. 06 Jan. 2013.This website talks a little on his early life up until the Civil War and how he was forced to work for the place he longed to escape, and how he did on the ship The Planter later in his life. "Primary Sources about Robert Smalls." Message to the author. 3 Dec. 2012. Email.The Beaufort District Collection Manager suggested books from the Beaufort County Library and the importance of education to Robert Smalls. "Robert Smalls." - New World Encyclopedia. New World Encyclopedia, 4 May 2008. Web. 05 Jan. 2013.This website speaks of his early life and what it was like. It's also about how he escaped and how he became a big naval hero and the first black congressman. "Robert Smalls and SS Planter." Message to the author. 5 Dec. 2012. E-mail.Dennis Cannady of Beaufort, SC gave us a treasure trove of information. He has done extensive research on Robert Smalls and made a scale model of the Planter. He gave permission to use his research in our project. "Robert Smalls." Message to the author. 3 Dec. 2012. E-mail.Mr. Dulaney, of the University of Texas at Arlington suggested we look at the Library of Congress for an online version of Harper's Weekly and The National American Review. "Robert Smalls." Message to the author. 4 Dec. 2012. E-mail.Jeff Powley, Education Manager at The South Carolina State Museum, suggested we look at the Harper's Weekly article. He also sent us a copy of the Planter's escape route. "Robert Smalls." Message to the author. 8 Dec. 2012. E-mail.Bernard Powers of the College of Charleston, who was in the documentary we watched, suggested that we check archives of the New York Times and Ira Berlin's Southern Freedmen and Society Project. "Robert Smalls." Message to the author. 8 Dec. 2012. E-mail.Vernon Burton of Clemson University suggested that the US Park Service, a little book on Robert Smalls probably about 45 pages would be a good place to start. "Robertsmalls.org." The Commonwealth, Boston Saturday, March 25, 1865. Robertsmalls.org, 25 Mar. 1865. Web. 05 Jan. 2013.This is a newspaper article from the day he brought The Planter to the North. "SC Events Mark Little-known Civil War Incident." The Augusta Chronicle. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Jan. 2013.This website is about all of his life from when he was born to when he became the first black congressman. Sterling, Dorothy. Captain of the Planter: The Story of Robert Smalls. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1958. Print. Sterling, Philip, Rayford Whittingham Logan, and Charles White. "Robert Smalls." Four Took Freedom: The Lives of Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Robert Smalls, and Blanche K. Bruce. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1967. 68-95. Print.From

this book we learned about Robert Smalls hiring himself out and the stealing of The Planter. U.S. Department of Education Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural (URR) Program. "Robert Smalls, People of the Underground Railroad in America :: National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio." Robert Smalls, People of the Underground Railroad in America :: National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, n.d. Web. 05 Jan. 2013. Uya, Okon Edet. From Slavery to Public Service: Robert Smalls : 1839-1915. New York: Oxford UP, 1971. Print. "Video: Robert Smalls | Watch The Big Picture Online | ETV Video." PBS.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Jan. 2013.This video talks about how Robert Smalls stole the ship The Planter and saved the ship and all the slaves on board and also about his political career as a congressman.