Amos Fortune: Free Man
Author:
Elizabeth Yates
Content:
Amos Fortune: Free Man by Elizabeth Yates
Illustrator:
Nora S. Unwin
Publication:
1950 by E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.
Genre:
Biographical Fiction, Fiction
Pages:
181
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AMOS FORTUNE, FREE MAN is the story of a man who, born free in Africa, was sold in America as a slave. In time he purchased his own freedom, and was able to give freedom to several other people.
This dramatic story of a slave who achieved recognition as a free man and a worthwhile citizen is based on the life of an actual person. Amos Fortune lived from 1710 to 1801, and is buried beside his wife in a little cemetery on a hilltop in Jaffrey, New Hampshire.
AMOS FORTUNE, FREE MAN is a moving tale of a man who made the democratic ideal come true. It received a Newbery Medal Award for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children, and the Herald Tribune Spring Festival Award for the most outstanding book in the "books for older children" group.
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Elizabeth Yates
1905 - 2001American
Devotion to pencil and typewriter runs like a theme through this . . . autobiography. The often discouraging and seemingly endless apprenticeship fi... See more
Nora S. Unwin
1907 - 1982British
The land of kings and castles, knights and princesses, is the England of George MacDonald's stories, and it is this storybook England that Nora S. U... See more
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Amos Fortune, Free Man
Reviewed by Sara Masarik
This book is incredible. The writing is of the highest quality. The storytelling is utterly compelling. The story itself is exceptionally interesting and inspiring. And, it beautifully straddles the line between history and hagiography. This is the kind of book that young people should read for many reasons. An absolute classic, I am left with only one question: Why didn’t I know anything about it until I was in my 40s?
Amos Fortune, Free Man
Reviewed by Jenny Phillips
This book contains everything I love in a book: completely clean language, powerful messages, insights into history and cultures, an intriguing plot, elevated vocabulary, and exemplary writing....
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