Amos Fortune, Free Man

by Elizabeth Yates

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.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Praise for Amos Fortune, Free Man

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

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169210361
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	02/06/2018
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

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• Awards
• Kids
• History - Kids
• Social Studies - Kids
• Fiction & Literature - Kids
• Biography - Kids
• United States History - Kids
• African American History - Kids
• African Americans - Kids Biography
• People, Places & Cultures - Kids Fiction
• African American History - Slavery & Abolitionism - Kids
• African Americans - Kids Fiction
• Regional Kids Biography
• Slavery & Abolition - Kids Biography
• U. S. People, Places & Cultures - Kids Fiction
• Marshall, Elizabeth (-1964)
• 1951-1960->Newbery Medal
• 1953 William Allen White Children's Book Award