Fort Mosé
Subtitle: free African settlement
By: Glennette Turner.
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 42
ISBN-13: 9780810940567
Subjects: Menendez, Francisco, -- b. ca. 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
Genres: Juvenile literature; Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The story of Francisco Menendez; title: His early life in Africa; title: Life in England's America; title: Life in Spain's America; title: The building of Fort Mosé; title: Slave revolts and their effect; title: Petitions to the King; title: Rebuilding Fort Mosé; title: The demise of Fort Mosé; title: Afterword: Fort Mosé today; title: Glossary.