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Northup Solomon - Twelve Years A Slave (New Edition) - Paperback
Northup Solomon - Twelve Years A Slave (New Edition) - Paperback
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Description: With a new introduction Northup's memoir reveals the living truth of slavery poverty and racism in a world set apart from elite metropolitan lifestyles. The 1853 memoir and slave narrative by Solomon Northup as told to and written by David Wilson. Northup a black man who was born free in New York relates his tale of being tricked to go to Washington D. C. where he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South. He was in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana before smuggling information to friends and family in New York who in turn secured his release with the aid of the state. Northup's account provides extensive details on the slave markets in Washington D. C. and New Orleans and describes the cotton and sugar cultivation and slave treatment on major plantations in Louisiana. Flame TREE 451: From mystery to crime supernatural to horror and myth fantasy and science fiction Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and robots mad scientists secret worlds lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales ancient and modern gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic. The Foundations titles also explore the roots of modern fiction and brings together neglected works which deserve a wider readership as part of a series of classic essential books.
Title: Twelve Years A Slave (New Edition)
Author(s): Northup Solomon
Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing
Barcode: 9781804175798
Pages: 352 Pages, 3 Line Drawings, Black And White
Publication Date: 8/29/2023
Series: Foundations of Black Science Fiction
Category: Slavery & Abolition Of Slavery
Description: With a new introduction Northup's memoir reveals the living truth of slavery poverty and racism in a world set apart from elite metropolitan lifestyles. The 1853 memoir and slave narrative by Solomon Northup as told to and written by David Wilson. Northup a black man who was born free in New York relates his tale of being tricked to go to Washington D. C. where he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South. He was in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana before smuggling information to friends and family in New York who in turn secured his release with the aid of the state. Northup's account provides extensive details on the slave markets in Washington D. C. and New Orleans and describes the cotton and sugar cultivation and slave treatment on major plantations in Louisiana. Flame TREE 451: From mystery to crime supernatural to horror and myth fantasy and science fiction Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and robots mad scientists secret worlds lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales ancient and modern gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic. The Foundations titles also explore the roots of modern fiction and brings together neglected works which deserve a wider readership as part of a series of classic essential books.
Title: Twelve Years A Slave (New Edition)
Author(s): Northup Solomon
Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing
Barcode: 9781804175798
Pages: 352 Pages, 3 Line Drawings, Black And White
Publication Date: 8/29/2023
Series: Foundations of Black Science Fiction
Category: Slavery & Abolition Of Slavery
