Fort Mose
Subtitle: and the story of the man who built the first free black settlement in colonial America
By: Glennette Tilley Turner
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 42
ISBN-13: 9780810940567
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life; African Americans; Fugitive slaves; Free African Americans; Militia; Juvenile literature; Biography; History
Description: Follows the history of slavery from West Africa to America, recounts what daily life was like, and describes the founding of the Spanish colonys.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 38-40) and index.

Grades 4-8 (SLJ)

Booklist Editors' Choice Books for Youth, 2010.
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 Mose; title: Slave revolts and their effect; title: Petitions to the King; title: Rebuilding Fort Mose; title: The demise of Fort Mose; title: Afterword: Fort Mose today.