{"product_id":"solomon-northups-kindred-david-fiske-9781440836640","title":"Solomon Northup's Kindred: The Kidnapping of Free Citizens before the Civil War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKidnapping was a lucrative crime in antebellum America, and many American citizens--especially free blacks--were abducted for profit. This book reveals the untold stories of the captured.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story of Solomon Northup, subject of the Academy Award-winning best picture \u003ci\u003e12 Years a Slave\u003c\/i\u003e, is representative of the deplorable treatment many African Americans experienced in the period leading up to the Civil War. This book examines antebellum kidnapping, delving into why and how it occurred, and illustrating the active role the U.S. government played in allowing it to continue. It presents case studies of dozens of victims' experiences that illustrate a grim and little-remembered chapter in American history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Fiske's \u003ci\u003eSolomon Northup's Kindred\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the abhorrent conditions and greed that resulted in the kidnapping of American citizens. Factors like early fugitive slave laws, the invention of the cotton gin, the 1808 ban on importing slaves into the United States, and the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision made these crimes highly profitable. Fiske sheds much-needed light on the practice of kidnapping, explaining how it was carried out, identifying conditions that allowed kidnappers to operate, and describing methods for combating the crime. He offers dozens of case studies along with documentation from across historical newspaper reports, anti-slavery literature, local history books, and academic publications to provide an accurate account of kidnapping crimes of the time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Fiske\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1440836647\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440836640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/18\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2016","brand":"David Fiske","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47419496136959,"sku":"9781440836640","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e1b2b236-d59c-444a-a856-6fd1c0f36527.jpg?v=1761511896","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/solomon-northups-kindred-david-fiske-9781440836640","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}