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Elizabeth Yates

Amos Fortune, Free Man

Puffin (May 01, 1989)

9780140341584

| Trade Paperback

181 pages | 130 x 198 mm | USA | English

$ 4.99 | Value: $ 4.99

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Dewey 974.40049607302

LC Classification E185.97.F73 .Y3 1989

LC Control No. 89030234

Genre

Children's

Subject

Africa
American History
Eighteenth Century (1700s)
Enslavement
Massachusetts
New Hampshire

Plot

A Newbery Medal WinnerWhen Amos Fortune was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts, where he was sold at auction. Although his freedom had been taken, Amos never lost his dinity and courage. For 45 years, Amos worked as a slave and dreamed of freedom. And, at age 60, he finally began to see those dreams come true."The moving story of a life dedicated to the fight for freedom."—Booklist