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Title Fort Mose : and the story of the man who built the first free black settlement in Colonial America / Glennette Tilley Turner.
Author Turner, Glennette Tilley.
Publication Info. New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2010, c2010.
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Location Call No. Status
 Alafaya  J 975.918 TUR    Checked Out
 Hiawassee  J 975.918 TUR    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Children's  J 975.918 TUR    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Children's  J 975.918 TUR    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Fourth Floor  FLORIDA 975.918 TUR    Lib Use Only
 Southeast  J 975.918 TUR    Check Shelves
 Southwest  J 975.918 TUR    Check Shelves
 Washington Park  J 975.918 TUR    Check Shelves
 West Oaks  J 975.918 TUR    Check Shelves
 Winter Garden  J 975.918 TUR    Check Shelves
Description 42 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 Mosé -- Slave revolts and their effect -- Petitions to the King -- Rebuilding Fort Mosé -- The demise of Fort Mosé -- Afterword: Fort Mosé today -- Glossary.
Summary Tells the story of Fort Mose, the first free African settlement to legally exist in what is now the United States, established in St. Augustine, Florida, in 1738, and includes over forty images, as well as notes on the uncovering of the fort.
Subject Fort Mose Site (Fla.) -- Juvenile literature.
Menendez, Francisco, b. ca. 1700 -- Juvenile literature.
Saint Augustine (Fla.) -- Militia -- History -- 18th century -- 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.
Saint Augustine (Fla.) -- History -- 18th century -- Juvenile literature.
Florida -- History -- Spanish colony, 1565-1763 -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN 9780810940567 : $18.95
0810940566
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