Fort Mose: And the Story of the Man Who Built the First Free Black Settlement in Colonial America
Author: Turner, Glennette Tilley
Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
8.4
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
8288
Points per Word
0.000241
Page Count
42
Points per Page
0.047619
Description
This book tells the story of Fort Mose, the first free African settlement to legally exist in colonial America, established in St. Augustine, Florida, in 1738. The text includes over forty images, as well as notes on the uncovering of the fort.