Amos Fortune, Free Man (Newbery Library, Puffin)
Book Details
Author(s)
Yates, Elizabeth
Publisher
Puffin Books
ISBN / ASIN
0140341587
ISBN-13
9780140341584
Availability
In Stock.
Sales Rank
#35,091
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
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Description
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
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
