Amos Fortune, Free Man
by Elizabeth Yates
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- VERY GOOD/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0525255702
- ISBN 13
- 9780525255703
- Seller
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About This Item
The story of a man who, born free in Africa, was sold as a slave in America. Eventually he purchased his own freedom and achieved recognition as a free man, a worth-while citizen and a public benefactor at a time when slavery with all its abuses was generally accepted. E.P. DUTTON, NEW YORK, copyright 1950 BY ELIZABETH YATES. Stated Published April 1950. SIGNED by author on front paper. Drawings by Nora S. Unwin. Book solid, clean, some staining at lower spine, text vibrant, no writing. Lime green cloth over boards, black lettering. DJ Very Good, clean, vibrant, some staining to lower spine. Front flap clipped; back flap has pen underlining a statement.
Synopsis
Winner of the Newbery Medal! When 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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- Bookseller
- YJS BOXES OF BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1109
- Title
- Amos Fortune, Free Man
- Author
- Elizabeth Yates
- Illustrator
- Drawings by Nora S. Unwin
- Format/Binding
- Lime green cloth over boards, black lettering
- Book Condition
- Used - VERY GOOD
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- E.P. DUTTON, NEW YORK (Apr 1950)
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN 10
- 0525255702
- ISBN 13
- 9780525255703
- Publisher
- E.P. DUTTON, NEW YORK (Apr 1950)
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- bc bib web #1275
- Bookseller catalogs
- SLAVERY, RACIAL ETNICITY; Racism;
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