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Amos Fortune, free man / Elizabeth Yates ; illustrated by Nora S. Unwin.

Summary:

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
Subject: Fortune, Amos, 1709 or 1710-1801 > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Enslaved persons > Juvenile literature.
Newbery Medal > Juvenile literature.
Massachusetts > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 84 of 92 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 3 copies available at Johnston County Affiliated Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 92 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
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 -