Amos Fortune, Free Man

Amos Fortune, Free Man - Paperback

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Amos Fortune, Free Man - Paperback

Amos Fortune, Free Man - Paperback

by Elizabeth Yates
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Book Overview

A Newbery Medal Winner

When 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
ISBN9780140341584
Author Elizabeth Yates
PublisherPuffin Books
GenreChildren and Biography
FormatPaperback
PublishedMay 1989
LanguageENG- English
Pages192
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids and Teens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Elizabeth Yates (1905-2001), prolific American author, won the 1951 Newbery Medal for her novel Amos Fortune, Free Man. She also received a Newbery Honor in 1944 for Mountain Born.

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