Twelve Years a Slave: (Illustrated)
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (713 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073K1GVZ4 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 294 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. SOLOMON NORTHUP was born in 1808 and lived as a free man in Saratoga Springs, New York, with his wife and three children until his capture and enslavement in 1841. After he returned to New York, he published his memoir and became an active abolitionist, lecturing throughout the Northeast about his experiences. He was one of very few who were able to regain their freedom after being kidnapped and sold into slavery
"A moving, vital testament to one of slavery's 'many thousands gone' who retained his humanity in the bowels of degradation. It is also a chilling insight into the 'peculiar institution.'" --"Saturday Review"
J. Johnston said Extraordinary book, but there are better versions on Kindle. As slave stories go, this one is, in my view, without peer. Northup's s captivating tale -- which has gained attention because of the movie that shares the book's title -- is told in exacting detail with an easy prose. He sets the stage masterfully, describing people and places before proceeding into the narrative. Unlike works of fi. The Truth Shall Set You Free of Lies Growing up in the North,I had always found it hard to imagine that slavery not only existed in this country,but flourished.Through the years,I have read many an autobiography or history book concerning slavery and thought I knew it all. And yet I was blind.Until I read Solomon Northrup's "12 Years a Slave." Where has this book been? . moving story, very formal English Wonderful and moving story. Gives much more insight into the characters and what happened than the movie did. Only negative is that it is written in the very formal English of the time and can be hard to read. It was also written as a description, and was not written to entertain. So it can be a little dry in parts. Amazing story, ve
and New Orleans, as well as describing at length cotton and sugar cultivation on major plantations in Louisiana.. He provided details of slave markets in Washington, D.C. Twelve Years a Slave, sub-title: Narrative of Solomon Northup, citizen of New-York, kidnapped in Washington city in 1841, and rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation near the Red River in Louisiana, is a memoir by Solomon Northup as told to and edited by David Wilson. It is a slave narrative of a black man who was born free in New York state but kidnapped in Washington, D.C., sold into slavery, and kept in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana