Amos Fortune, free man
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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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9780140341584
9780976193272
9780976193272
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Africa 1725
Middle passage
Boston 1725-1740
Woburn 1740-1779
Journey to Keene 1779
Arrival at Jaffrey
Hard work fills the iron kettle 1781-1789
Amos on the mountain
Auctioned for freedom
Evergreen years 1794-1801.
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African American Nonfiction
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
African Americans -- Massachusetts -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Biography & Autobiography
Fortune, Amos, -- 1709 or 1710-1801
Fortune, Amos, -- 1709 or 1710-1801 -- Juvenile literature
Juvenile Nonfiction
Massachusetts -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Slaves -- Juvenile literature
Slaves -- Massachusetts -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
African Americans -- Massachusetts -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Biography & Autobiography
Fortune, Amos, -- 1709 or 1710-1801
Fortune, Amos, -- 1709 or 1710-1801 -- Juvenile literature
Juvenile Nonfiction
Massachusetts -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Slaves -- Juvenile literature
Slaves -- Massachusetts -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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