{"product_id":"solomon-northup-david-fiske-9781440829741","title":"Solomon Northup: The Complete Story of the Author of Twelve Years A Slave","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA companion to the classic African-American autobiographical narrative, \u003ci\u003eTwelve Years A Slave\u003c\/i\u003e, this work presents fascinating new information about the 1841 kidnapping, 1853 rescue, and pre- and post-slavery life of Solomon Northup.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSolomon Northup: The Complete Story of the Author of\u003c\/i\u003e Twelve Years A Slave provides a compelling chronological narrative of Northup's entire life, from his birth in an isolated settlement in upstate New York to the activities he pursued after his release from slavery. This comprehensive biography of Solomon Northup picks up where earlier annotated editions of his narrative left off, presenting fascinating, previously unknown information about the author of the autobiographical \u003ci\u003eTwelve Years A Slave\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book examines Northup's life as a slave and reveals details of his life after he regained his freedom, relating how he traveled around the Northeast giving public lectures, worked with an Underground Railroad agent in Vermont to help fugitive slaves reach freedom in Canada, and was connected with several theatrical productions based upon his experiences. The tale of Northup's life demonstrates how the victims of the American system of slavery were not just the slaves themselves, but any free person of color--all of whom were potential kidnap victims, and whose lives were affected by that constant threat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Fiske, Clifford W. Brown Jr, Rachel Seligman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1440829748\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440829741\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2014","brand":"David Fiske","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43986195513599,"sku":"9781440829741","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8b84dcd2-e4ad-448e-b511-022f3dcad2b5.jpg?v=1683281924","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/solomon-northup-david-fiske-9781440829741","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}