• Amos Fortune

  • Free Man
  • By: Elizabeth Yates
  • Narrated by: Ray Childs
  • Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (583 ratings)

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Amos Fortune

By: Elizabeth Yates
Narrated by: Ray Childs
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Publisher's summary

The Newbery Award winner, based on a true story!

Captured by slave traders when only 15, At-mun never forgot his roots as a prince. Nor did he ever lose his princely dignity and the courage to hold his head high. Sold at auction in America and haunted by the memory of his young sister left behind in Africa, At-mun, now Amos, began his long march to freedom. He dreamed of being free and of buying the freedom of his closest friends.

By the time he was 60 years old, Amos Fortune began to see those dreams come true. “It does a man no good to be free until he learns how to live,” he often said, and he left a legacy of freedom for himself and others that has immortalized his touching story for us all. Recommended for Grades 3 and up.

©1989 Elizabeth Yates (P)2007 AudioGO

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Only complaint, too short!

Read this as a senior citizen and loved it. One of the best audibles I have listened to. You need not be a child to enjoy it!!!!

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Great story

I enjoyed the story, the narrator did a really good job! I enjoyed listening to his deep voice reading a meaningful story.

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Beautiful

Beautiful and inspiring. I grabbed this title on a whim because it was included with my membership, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The narrator was fantastic, too.

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Good for my Christian school book report, so it was pretty cool, cool to listen to while doing homework, the song part was nice

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A wonderful story!

Enter into a world now gone but not forgotten, and know a man named Amos.

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Wonderful!

Lovely Story, A great memoir to a life well lived! Every young person should read it!

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Importance of freedom

Excellent book. Reminding us of the importance freedom for all. I love how Amos relies on God to make decisions.

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