Now a major motion picture nominated for nine Academy Awards. Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853. Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup is a memoir of a black man who was born free in New York state but kidnapped, sold into slavery and kept in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana before the American Civil War. He provided details of slave markets in Washington, DC, as well as describing at length cotton cultivation on major plantations in Louisiana.
Kidnapped and sold into slavery in the American South, freeman Solomon Northup spent twelve years in bondage before being freed.
This edition includes the full book as well as a comprehensive companion with historical notes, character overview, themes overview, and chapter summaries.
The original story for the 2013 Academy Award–winning film Twelve Years a Slave is the autobiographical account of Solomon Northup—an African American man born free in New York State who is tricked, kidnapped, taken to Washington, DC, ...
This illustrated edition of "Twelve Years a Slave" includes:Illustrations of objects and places mentioned in the novel.
With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Twelve Years a Slave is both modern and readable.
This Edition of Twelve Years A Slave is the Original 1853 Edition and Is Annotated.
This story of perseverance presents to children a personal side of the often-detached history of slavery.
"Solomon Northupenduring horribly violent conditions. Northup was freed in 1853 with help from colleagues and friends. His experiences are the subject of the book and film 12 Years a Slave.This is no fiction, no exaggeration.
Revised edition: Previously published as Twelve Years a Slave, this edition of Twelve Years a Slave (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions.
The book, originally published in 1853, tells the story of how two men approached him under the guise of circus promoters who were interested in his violin skills.