Displaying 1 of 1 1989 Format: Book Author: Yates, Elizabeth, 1905-2001, author. Title: Amos Fortune, free man / Elizabeth Yates ; illustrated by Nora S. Unwin. Edition: Puffin Books edition. Publisher, Date: New York, New York : Puffin Books, 1989. ©1950 Description: 181 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. 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. Series: Puffin Newbery library Puffin Newbery library. Subjects: Fortune, Amos, 1709 or 1710-1801 -- Juvenile literature. African Americans -- Massachusetts -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Enslaved persons -- Massachusetts -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Massachusetts -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Other Author: Unwin, Nora S. (Nora Spicer), 1907-1982, illustrator. Notes: Reprint. Originally published: New York : Dutton, 1950. "First published in the United States of America by E. P. Dutton, a division of Penguin Books USA Inc., 1950." Newbery Medal & Honor Books, 1951 Contents: 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. Web Site: Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 89030234 ISBN: 9780140341584 0140341587 9781439514894 1439514895 0525255702 0140341587 Other Number: 19265732 System Availability: 2 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 2 Control Number: 705230 # Local items in: 2 # System items in: 2 Call Number: j BIO Fortune Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1