Turner, Glennette Tilley. <br/><br/>
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 pages :   color illustrations  and  maps ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 38-40) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> Follows the history of slavery from West Africa to America, recounts what daily life was like, and describes the founding of the Spanish colonys. 
<br/><br/> Booklist Editors' Choice Books for Youth, 2010. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780810940567 0810940566 9780545496667 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009052205 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB065335  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015562556  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Menendez, Francisco, approximately 1700- --Juvenile literature.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>African Americans--Florida--Saint Augustine--Biography--Juvenile literature.<br/>African Americans--History--Florida--Saint Augustine--18th century--Juvenile literature.<br/>Free African Americans--History--Florida--Saint Augustine--18th century--Juvenile literature.<br/>Fugitive slaves--History--Florida--Saint Augustine--18th century--Juvenile literature.<br/>Frontier and pioneer life--Florida--Saint Augustine--Juvenile literature.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Fort Mose Site (Fla.)--Juvenile literature.<br/>Saint Augustine (Fla.)--Militia--History--18th century--Juvenile literature.<br/>Saint Augustine (Fla.)--History--18th century--Juvenile literature.<br/>Florida--History--Spanish colony, 1565-1763--Juvenile literature.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Literature.<br/>Biographies.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F319.F734  / T87 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>975.9/18