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Twelve Years A Slave

by Solomon Northup
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Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD, November of 2012 ‧
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Born a free man in New York State in 1808, Solomon Northup was kidnapped in Washington, DC, in 1841. He spent the next twelve years as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation. During this time he was frequently abused and often afraid for his life. In this book, he gives an account of his captivity.

Twelve Years A Slave

by Solomon Northup

Property Description
ISBN: 9780143106708
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
Release Date: November of 2012
Language: English
Dimensions: 128 x 197 x 20 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 304
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Fiction > Memories and Testimonies
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9780143106708

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Solomon Northup

Solomon Northup was born in July 1808, an African-American descendant of slaves, born and raised as a slave free man, in Saratoga Springs, New York. He was kidnapped and kept in captivity as a slave for twelve years. After this time, he was released. In addition to the book he wrote to report his experience over the years in which he was imprisoned, also gave dozens of lectures, in the United States, about his experiences as a slave, in order to support the abolitionist cause. The circumstances and the date of Northup's death are uncertain. In the However, and despite the many rumors regarding his fate, It is suspected that he died in 1863.

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