Amos Fortune, Free Man (Newbery Library, Puffin)
Book Details
Author(s)Yates, Elizabeth
PublisherPuffin Books
ISBN / ASIN0140341587
ISBN-139780140341584
AvailabilityIn Stock.
Sales Rank35,091
CategoryJuvenile Nonfiction
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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
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