Amos Fortune, Free Man (Newbery Library, Puffin)
by Elizabeth Yates
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Author: Elizabeth YatesEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1989-05-01
ISBN: 0140341587
Number of pages: 192
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Publisher: Puffin
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Book Review: It's Not the Circumstances that Make the Man
Summary: 4 Stars
Amos Fortune is the true story of a man who was born in Africa - the son of a great chief - and was kidnapped (along with many people from his tribe) and taken to America, where he was sold into slavery. He was purchased by a Quaker family in New England who treat him more like a son than a slave and teach him to read and help him to embrace the Christian faith.
Through an agreement with his first owner, Amos eventually earns his own freedom. He proceeds to work very diligently and live very simply in order to earn enough money to buy the freedom of several other slaves over the course of his lifetime. He is the embodiment of diligence, patience and integrity.
The story is remarkable both because it is a true story and because it takes place in America in a place (the northern states) and time (around the time of the American Revolution) not often considered part of the story of slavery.
Appropriate for fourth grade and up.
Summary of Amos Fortune, Free Man (Newbery Library, Puffin)
"It does a man no good to be free until he learns how to live."These were the words of Amos Fortune, born the son of a king of the At-mun-shi tribe in Africa. When Amos 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 dignity and courage. 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. Amos Fortune, Free Man is a Newbery Award winner that is based on a true story.
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