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Amos Fortune, Free Man
Elizabeth Yates
Paperback (Puffin Books, May 1, 1989)A Newbery Medal WinnerWhen 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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Amos Fortune, Free Man
Elizabeth Yates, Roslyn Ruff, Listening Library
Audiobook (Listening Library, Feb. 6, 2018)A Newbery Medal Winner When Amos Fortune was only 15 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 dignity 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.
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Amos Fortune Free Man
Elizabeth Yates, Nora S. Unwin
Hardcover (E.P.Dutton & Co. Inc, March 15, 1950)Amos Fortune Free Man [Hardcover] [Jan 01, 1950] Yates, Elizabeth and Unwin, Nora S. ...
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Amos Fortune, Free Man
Elizabeth Yates
Paperback (Puffin Books, May 1, 1989)None
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Amos Fortune: Free Man
Elizabeth Yates, Nora Spicer Unwin
Library Binding (Paw Prints 2008-08-11, Aug. 11, 2008)Amos Fortune was born the son of an African king. In 1725, when he was 15 years old, he was captured by slave traders, brought to America and sold at auction. For 45 years, Amos worked as a slave and dreamed of freedom. At 60, he began to see those dreams come true. A Newbery Honor Book.
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Amos Fortune, Free Man
Elizabeth Yates, Nora S Unwin
Library Binding (Perfection Learning, May 1, 1989)aIt does a man no good to be free until he learns how to live.a These were the words of Amos Fortune, born the son of a king of the At-mun-shi tribe in Africa. When Amos 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 dignity and courage. He dreamed of being free and of buying the freedom of his closest friends. By the time he was sixty years old, Amos Fortune began to see those dreams come true. Amos Fortune, Free Man is a Newbery Award winner that is based on a true story.
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Amos Fortune, Free Man
Elizabeth Yates, Nora Spicer Unwin
School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, May 1, 1989)FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The life of the 18th-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.
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Amos Fortune, Free Man
Elizabeth Yates
Hardcover (E. P. Dutton, Jan. 1, 1950)Biography describes Fortune's capture in Africa, his forty years of slavery after which he bought his own freedom and then worked to free many others.
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Amos Fortune, Free Man
Elizabeth Yates, Ray Childs
Audio CD (Audio Bookshelf, April 30, 2010)The Newbery Award winner, based on a true story! Captured by slave traders when only fifteen, At-mun never forgot his roots as a prince. Nor did he ever lose his princely dignity and the courage to hold his head high. Sold at auction in America and haunted by the memory of his young sister left behind in Africa, At-mun, now Amos, began his long march to freedom. He dreamed of being free and of buying the freedom of his closest friends. By the time he was sixty years old, Amos Fortune began to see those dreams come true. It does a man no good to be free until he learns how to live, he often said, and he left a legacy of freedom for himself and others that has immortalized his touching story for us all.
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Amos Fortune,: Free man
Elizabeth Yates
Hardcover (Dutton, Jan. 1, 1968)None
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Amos Fortune Free Man
Elizabeth Yates, Nora S. Unwin
Hardcover (E. P. Dutton, March 15, 1965)None
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Amos Fortune, free man
Elizabeth Yates
Hardcover (Aladdin Books, Jan. 1, 1951)None
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