Resource Summary
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Amos Fortune Free Man by Elizabeth Yates (Author) The true story of an African prince who is abducted by slave traders at the age of fifteen. |
Details
- Resource Type: Book
- ISBN: 0-525-25570-2
- Print Status: In Print
- Chapters: 10
- Pages: 181
- Suggested Grade Level: 4th - 8th
- Geographical Setting: Africa, Massachusetts
- Historical Setting: 1725 - 1801
- Subjects: History, Literature
- Publisher: Penguin Books
- Copyright: 1950
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Dignity and Respect Emphasized
Reviewed by Parent/Teacher
Elizabeth Yates has done a good job of presenting the tragedy of slavery in real terms yet still appropriate for children. Probably more than anything else, the dignity of the man comes shining through in the story, and we come to regard that man on the basis of his character, not the color of his skin.
A good story, but not a lot of dialogue.
Chapter Details
- 1 — Africa 1725
- 2 — The Middle Passage
- 3 — Boston 1725-1740
- 4 — Woburn 1740-1779
- 5 — Journey to Keene 1779
- 6 — The Arrival at Jaffrey
- 7 — Hard Work Fills the Iron Kettle 1781-1789
- 8 — Amos on the Mountain
- 9 — Auctioned for Freedom
- 10 — Evergreen Years 1794-1801