Amos Fortune, Free Man (Newbery Library, Puffin) - Softcover
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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"
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"The moving story of a life dedicated to the fight for freedom."--BooklistAbout 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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- PublisherPuffin
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0140341587
- ISBN 13 9780140341584
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages192
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