Amos+Fortune+Free+Man

Amos Fortune starts out in a village of the At-mun-shi tribe. They are gathered for the beginning of the "Peace Season". Not only this but their prince, At-Mun, is also to be married to a cripple named Ath-mun. While this is going on, a slave trader's canoe is getting ready to take some At-Mun-Shi as slaves. As At-Mun is being married, the slave traders go and start causing chaos. They fire their guns and kill the chief. One of the prisoners they take is At-Mun. Soon he is across the ocean in America. When he is being auctioned, he is bought by a Christian family, the Copelands. All he will say is his name until he starts reading the Bible. Soon he is speaking full sentences and doing many chores. Mr. Copeland dies before he is set free, as his master had promised. He is sold again to the Richardsons. After he works off the money they paid for him, he is set free. As a free man, he buys land and has two separate wives who both die in a year. His last wife Violet, and her daughter Celyndia, live with him for the rest of his life. During that time he joins a church, has money issues, and helps another black family.

The tribes in Africa have different gods and seasons. In almost every aspect of life they have a god or spirit for it. Many interesting customs are there as well. If they don't, for example, get rid of a crippled child without sacrifice, they will be severely punished by the god of life. They also have the spirit of night, spirit of the river, spirits of their ancestors, spirit of the victim, and more. They are very rhythmic and perform dances and offerings to these spirits and gods.- Tom

This book is fairly good and is good for anyone who needs a book card or report done. It is easy to read and fairly short. - Tom