These were the words of Amos Fortune, born the son of a king of the At-mun-shi tribe in Africa. When Amos 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 dignity and courage. He dreamed of being free and of buying the freedom of his closest friends. By the time he was sixty years old, Amos Fortune began to see those dreams come true. Amos Fortune, Free Man is a Newbery Award winner that is based on a true story.
Amos Fortune, free man
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Author(s)Elizabeth Yates
PublisherAladdin Books
ISBN / ASINB0007EVVWK
ISBN-13978B0007EVVW1
Sales Rank3,364,911
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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aIt does a man no good to be free until he learns how to live.a