Fort Mose: And the Story of the Man Who Built the First Free Black Settlement in Colonial America
by Glennette Tilley Turner
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2010
Word Count 8,288
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1180L
- ATOS Reading Level: 8.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 140394, 2 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
- Spanish colony, 1565-1763
- Frontier and pioneer life--Florida--Saint Augustine--Juvenile literature
- Saint Augustine (Fla.)--Militia--History--18th century--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Florida--Saint Augustine--History--18th century--Juvenile literature
- 18th century
- Militia
- Fugitive slaves--Florida--Saint Augustine--History--18th century--Juvenile literature
- Menendez, Francisco
- Fort Mose Site (Fla.)--Juvenile literature
- Saint Augustine
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- African Americans--Florida--Saint Augustine--Biography--Juvenile literature
- African Americans
- History
- Florida
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Saint Augustine (Fla.)--History--18th century--Juvenile literature
- Free African Americans--Florida--Saint Augustine--History--18th century--Juvenile literature
- Florida--History--Spanish colony, 1565-1763--Juvenile literature
- Free African Americans
- Fort Mose Site (Fla.)
- Saint Augustine (Fla.)
- Fugitive slaves
- Menendez, Francisco, approximately 1700---Juvenile literature
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About the Author 1
Author Interviews 2
Interview with Glennette Tilley Turner
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Nonfiction Honor, 2011
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