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Title:
Fort Mose : and the story of the man who built the first free black settlement in colonial America
Author:
Turner, Glennette Tilley.
Publication Date:
2010
Publication Information:
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, c2010.
Physical Description:
42 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 27 cm.
ISBN:
9780810940567
Abstract:
Follows the history of slavery from West Africa to America, recounts what daily life was like, and describes the founding of the Spanish colonys.
Contents:
The story of Francisco Menendez -- His early life in Africa -- Life in England's America -- Life in Spain's America -- The building of Fort Mose -- Slave revolts and their effect -- Petitions to the King -- Rebuilding Fort Mose -- The demise of Fort Mose -- Afterword: Fort Mose today.
Personal Subject:
Menendez, Francisco, b. ca. 1700-Juvenile literature.
Subject Term:
African Americans -- Florida -- Saint Augustine -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

African Americans -- Florida -- Saint Augustine -- History -- 18th century -- Juvenile literature.

Free African Americans -- Florida -- Saint Augustine -- History -- 18th century -- Juvenile literature.

Fugitive slaves -- Florida -- Saint Augustine -- History -- 18th century -- Juvenile literature.

Frontier and pioneer life -- Florida -- Saint Augustine -- Juvenile literature.
Geographic Term:
Fort Mose Site (Fla.) -- Juvenile literature.

Saint Augustine (Fla.) -- Militia -- History -- 18th century -- Juvenile literature.

Saint Augustine (Fla.) -- History -- 18th century -- Juvenile literature.

Florida -- History -- Spanish colony, 1565-1763 -- Juvenile literature.
Language:
English
Audience:
Grades 4-8 (SLJ)
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