Amos Fortune, Free Man

Amos Fortune, Free Man

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author = Elizabeth Yates
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Children's novel
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release_date = 1950
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
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isbn = ISBN 0-14-034158-7
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"Amos Fortune, Free Man" is a novel by Elizabeth Yates that won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1951. It is about a young African boy who was supposed to be prince, but when people come and attack his tribe, he is now to be a slave.

Film, TV or theatrical adaptations

The book was made into a 1987 movie.


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