Amos Fortune, Free Man

by Elizabeth Yates, Nora Spicer Unwin

Overview

Amos Fortune was born the son of an African king. In 1725, when he was 15 years old, he was captured by slave traders, brought to America and sold at auction. For 45 years, Amos worked as a slave and dreamed of freedom. At 60, he began to see those dreams come true. A Newbery Honor Book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780812474909
Publisher:	Perfection Learning Corporation
Publication date:	09/01/1989
Series:	Puffin Newbery Library
Pages:	181
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

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.

Nora Unwin (1907–1982) illustrated more than one hundred books for children.

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From the Publisher

Praise for Amos Fortune, Free Man

"The moving story of a life dedicated to the fight for freedom."—Booklist

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Amos Fortune, Free Man

"The moving story of a life dedicated to the fight for freedom."—Booklist

From the Publisher

Elizabeth Yates deservedly won the Newbery Award for AMOS FORTUNE, FREE MAN in the pre-politically correct days of 1951. This carefully researched biography brings to life a man and era overlooked in history books. Born a prince in Africa, At-mun was captured at age 15, sold at a Boston slave auction, given the name Amos, taught to read, and trained as a tanner. Six decades later, he buys his freedom and, eventually, the freedom of others. Ray Childs's deep, melodious voice breathes life into a man who maintained his princely dignity through the indignities of slavery. Hearing the documents of manumission, the process by which a slave could be liberated, read in the formal language of the Colonial period underlines the authenticity of the story. N.E.M. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine

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