Amos Fortune: free man
Award winning non-fiction, Biography, Historical biography
Human-transcribed braille
Summary
Amos Fortune was a prince in the At-mun-shi tribe in Africa. He was captured by slave traders, brought to Massachusetts and sold at auction when he was fifteen years old. He never lost his dignity and courage but dreamed of… being free and buying the freedom of his closest friends. His dreams finally came true when he was sixty years old. A Newbery Award book. Grades 3-6. 1950.
Title Details
Publisher
Puffin Books
Copyright Date
1950
Book number
2558934
Braille details for CELA title
Volumes
4
Braille producer
CNIB, 2003.