| Amos Fortune, Free Man Contributor(s): Yates, Elizabeth (Author), Childs, Ray (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0976193272 ISBN-13: 9780976193272 Publisher: Audio Bookshelf OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: April 2010 Annotation: The true story of At-mun, African prince, captured by slave traders and sold at auction in Massachusetts. Following a long path to freedom, At-mun, now Amos, showed his new world, "It does a man no good to be free until he learns how to live." |
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| BISAC Categories: - Education | History |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 6.27" W x 6.54" (0.47 lbs) 3 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Childs, Ray: - Ray Childs is a successful audiobook narrator. He can be heard on such titles as Black like Me, The Vanderbilts, and Amos Fortune. Yates, Elizabeth: - Elizabeth Yates (1905-2001), prolific American author, won the 1951 Newbery Medal for her novel Amos Fortune, Free Man. She also received a Newbery Honor in 1944 for Mountain Born. |