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Amos Fortune, free man
| Title | Amos Fortune, free man |
| Names | Yates, Elizabeth. |
| Book Number | BR009130 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Braille |
| Download Link | Volume 1. |
| Annotation | Born an African prince, Amos Fortune is captured by slave traders when he is fifteen. He is sold in Boston, where he learns the tanner's trade. At age sixty, Fortune is able to purchase his freedom, and he begins to save money for the freedom of other slaves. For grades 4-7 and older readers. Newbery Medal. |
| Local Subject | Classics - CLA |
| Juvenile Book - JU | |
| Juvenile Non-Fiction - JN | |
| Young Adult Book - YA | |
| Short Book - SH | |
| Biography & Autobiography - BIO | |
| Young Adult Non-Fiction - YN | |
| History - HST | |
| Black Interest - BLK | |
| Award-Winning Children's Books - AWJ | |
| History, United States - HUS | |
| Audience Notes | For grades 4-7. |
| Newbery Medal winner. |
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| Award winner. |
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| LC Subject | African Americans - Massachusetts - Biography - Juvenile literature |
| Slaves - Massachusetts - Biography - Juvenile literature |
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| Massachusetts - Biography - Juvenile literature |
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| Call Number | j974.400496073024 B JNF |
| Language | English |
| Released | 1950 |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, 1950 (National Braille Press, transcribing agency. National Braille Press, distributor) |
| Original Publication | Transcription of: New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Puffin Books, 1989, c1950. |