Amos Fortune, Free Man (Paperback)

from tjsjohanna

The way that Ms. Yates describes Amos Fortune makes me wish I had known him. He is such a kind and wise and tender-hearted man - a true King. The story is perhaps not as realistic as it might have ...

from empress8411

While I understand the important subject matter of this book, I found it a bit naïve. Amos never suffered under his masters - in fact, most of his training and livelihood came from the benevolence ...

from MrsLee

We used this as supplemental reading while studying American history. It is the engaging story of a man who was born in Africa, captured and traded as a slave, and never gave up the dream of freedom.

from mrsarey

The remarkable story of Amos, a slave in Massachusetts. Born the son of a chief in Africa, the story follows his capture and sale in America and on through his purchase of freedom. A remarkable, un...

from 1morechapter

This book tells Amos' story from his capture in Africa to his years of being a slave and finally to his final years as a free black man. Amos was the prince of his tribe in Africa, and it is a shoc...