02405cam a2200409 i 4500 296003010 TxAuBib 20101221120000.0 091214s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2009052205 9780810940567 $18.95 0810940566 $18.95 DLC eng rda DLC DLC NjBwBT TxAuBib rda Turner, Glennette Tilley. Fort Mose [BOOK] : 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 : illustrations (some color), maps (chiefly color) ; 27 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 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. Recounts the story of Fort Mose, which was founded in St. Augustine, Florida, and was the first free African settlement to legally exist in what later became the United States. NC1180L Lexile. 20101221. Menendez, Francisco c. 1700- Juvenile literature. Free African Americans Florida Saint Augustine History 18th century Juvenile literature. Fugitives from slavery Florida Saint Augustine History 18th century Juvenile literature. African Americans Florida Saint Augustine Biography Juvenile literature. African Americans Florida Saint Augustine History 18th century Juvenile literature. Frontier and pioneer life Florida Saint Augustine Juvenile literature. Florida History Spanish colony, 1565-1763 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. Biographies.