Author(s): Elizabeth Yates
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 192
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Language: English
Date Published: 1989-05-25
Dimensions: 127 x 195.58 x 12.7mm
Publication City/Country: New York, NY, United Kingdom
Edition: Reprint
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A Newbery Medal Winner 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