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Amos Fortune, Free Man
By Elizabeth Yates and Nora Spicer Unwin (illustrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Turtleback Books
Publication date October 1, 1999
Binding Prebinding
Book category Juvenile Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780833529770
ISBN-10 0833529773
Dimensions 0.75 by 5.25 by 7.75 in.
Weight 0.55 lbs.
Original list price $17.20
Subjects
African Americans; Massachusetts; Biography; Juvenile literature.
Slaves; Massachusetts; Biography; Juvenile literature.
Summaries and Reviews
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. (view table of contents)
Editions
Hardcover
With Nora S. Unwin (other contributor) | from Kendall Hunt Pub Co (August 28, 2010); titled "Amos Fortune: Free Man"
9780757548291 | details & prices | 181 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.55 lbs | List price $12.74
Paperback
Book cover for 9780140341584
 
With Nora Spicer Unwin (other contributor) | Reprint edition from Puffin (April 1, 1989); titled "Amos Fortune: Free Man"
9780140341584 | details & prices | 181 pages | 5.25 × 7.75 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.40 lbs | List price $6.99
About: Biography describes Fortune's capture in Africa, his forty years of slavery after which he bought his own freedom and then worked to free many others
Cassette/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9780394769264
 
from Amer School Pub (June 1, 1988)
9780394769264 | details & prices | 5.75 × 7.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.25 lbs | List price $22.75
School and Library
Book cover for 9780525255703
 
from Dutton Childrens Books (June 1, 1972)
9780525255703 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.85 lbs | List price $16.99
About: Biography describes Fortune's capture in Africa, his forty years of slavery after which he bought his own freedom and then worked to free many others.
Reinforced
Book cover for 9780606041553
 
from Demco Media (April 1, 1989); titled "Amos Fortune: Free Man"
9780606041553 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.60 lbs | List price $14.55
This edition also contains Amos Fortune, Free Man
About: Biography describes Fortune's capture in Africa, his forty years of slavery after which he bought his own freedom and then worked to free many others
Prebinding
Book cover for 9780833529770
 
The price comparison is for this edition
With Nora Spicer Unwin (other contributor) | from Turtleback Books (October 1, 1999)
9780833529770 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.55 lbs | List price $17.20
About: Biography describes Fortune's capture in Africa, his forty years of slavery after which he bought his own freedom and then worked to free many others

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