Fort Mose : and the story of the man who built the first free black settlement in colonial America / Glennette Tilley Turner.

Author/creator Turner, Glennette Tilley
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2010.
Description42 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 27 cm
Subjects
Menendez, Francisco, approximately 1700---Juvenile literature.
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.
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.

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.
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 38-40) and index.
LCCN 2009052205
ISBN9780810940567
ISBN0810940566

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Joyner TRC Nonfiction 975.9 T853F ✔ Available Place Hold