02442cam a2200397 4500 279453002 TxAuBib 20161206120000.0 091214s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2009052205 9780810940567 0810940566 TxAuBib Turner, Glennette Tilley. Fort Mose : and the story of the man who built the first free black settlement in colonial America / Glennette Tilley Turner. New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2010. 42 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 27 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 38-40) and index. 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. Follows the history of slavery from West Africa to America, recounts what daily life was like, and describes the founding of the Spanish colonys. Grades 4-8 (SLJ.) 20161206. Booklist Editors' Choice Books for Youth, 2010. 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. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1112/2009052205-b.html Contributor biographical information https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1112/2009052205-d.html Publisher description