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Amos Fortune, free man
Elizabeth Yates; illustrated by Nora S. Unwin
Publisher: New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Puffin Books, 1989, c1950.
ISBN: 0606041559   DDC: 974.400496073024   LCC: E185.97   Edition: $12.90

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.

Awards:

Newbery Medal, 1951.

Notes:

Reprint. Originally published: New York: Dutton, 1950.

Classification:

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Dewey Class: 974.400496073024 -- General history of North America Northeastern United States
LCC Number: E185.97

Book Details:

Language: eng
Physical Description: 181 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Edition Info: $12.90

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•  Boulder Public Library (Boulder, CO) (last modified on 09/27/2008)

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