Amos Fortune, free man / Elizabeth Yates ; illustrated by Nora S. Unwin.
The life of the eighteenth-century African prince who, after being captured by slave traders, was brought to Massachusetts where he was a slave until he was able to buy his freedom at the age of sixty.
Record details
- ISBN: 0140341587
- ISBN: 0757548296
- ISBN: 1439514895
- ISBN: 9780140341584
- ISBN: 9780757548291
- ISBN: 9780812474909
- ISBN: 9781439514894
- Physical Description: 181 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
- Publisher: New York : E.P. Dutton, 1950.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "First published in the United States of America by E. P. Dutton, a division of Penguin Books USA Inc., 1950." Accelerated Reader - Sugg-Bundy/FMS Newbery Award - 1951 Publisher and paging may vary. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Africa 1725 -- Middle passage -- Boston 1725-1740 -- Woburn 1740-1779 -- Journey to Keene 1779 -- Arrival at Jaffrey -- Hard work fills the iron kettle 1781-1789 -- Amos on the mountain -- Auctioned for freedom -- Evergreen years 1794-1801. |
| Target Audience Note: | 1090L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR 6.5 5.0 Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.5 5 3. |
| Awards Note: | Newbery Medal & Honor Books, 1951 |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kenly Public Library | JB FORTUNE (Text) | 38957991596237 | Juvenile Newbery | Available | - |
| Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield | JB FORTUNE (Text) | 38950991596182 | Juvenile Biography | Checked out | 05/12/2025 |
| Selma Public Library | JB FORTUNE (Text) | 38958991596243 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
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| 500 | . | ‡a"First published in the United States of America by E. P. Dutton, a division of Penguin Books USA Inc., 1950." | |
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