Twelve Years a Slave: The Original 1853 Edition (Illustrated)
- ISBN-10
- ISBN-13
- 9798666396841
- Series
- Twelve Years a Slave
- Pages
- 196
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-07-15
- Author
- Solomon Northup
Description
Do you want to know about the realism of American slavery? If so, this is a must read, this book is one of the most popular novels from the 19th century. Twelve Years a Slave, as one reviewer said, an absolutely fascinating, heart-breaking and endearing story of the vast destruction and horror caused by many of our own ancestors!Twelve Years a Slave is a slave narrative written by Solomon Northup. This novel takes place in 1841, and follows the Afro-American violinist Solomon Northup who is a free man, living with his wife and children in Saratoga Springs, New York. He is hired by two men for a two-week tour in Washington with their theatrical company. However, Solomon is kidnapped and sold as a slave in New Orleans with the nickname Platt.
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