{"product_id":"twelve-years-a-slave-incidents-harriet-jacobs-9781530904679","title":"Twelve Years a Slave, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Two outstanding slave narratives in one book","description":"EXCEPTIONAL EDITION \u003cp\u003e This unique book contains two exceptional slave narratives: \u003cbr\u003e Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup \u003cbr\u003e Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Twelve Years a Slave (1853) is a memoir and slave narrative by Solomon Northup (1808-1863?). \u003cbr\u003e Northup, a black man who was born free in New York state, details his being tricked to go to Washington, D.C., where he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South. After having been kept in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana by various masters, Northup was able to write to friends and family in New York, who in turn secured his release with the aid of the state. \u003cbr\u003e Northup's captivating and terrifying narrative provides extensive details on the slave markets in Washington, D.C. and New Orleans, and describes at length cotton and sugar cultivation and slave treatment on major plantations in Louisiana. \u003cbr\u003e This work published soon after Harriet Beecher Stowe's \"Uncle Tom's Cabin\" (1852), to which it lent factual support, was an instant bestseller in its own right. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861) is an autobiography by a young mother and fugitive slave, Harriet Ann Jacobs, who used the pen name Linda Brent. \u003cbr\u003e The book documents Jacobs' life as a slave and how she gained freedom for herself and for her children. Jacobs contributed to the genre of slave narrative . She explores the struggles and sexual abuse that female slaves faced on plantations as well as their efforts to practice motherhood and protect their children when their children might be sold away. Jacob's book is addressed to white women in the North who do not fully comprehend the evils of slavery. She makes direct appeals to their humanity to expand their knowledge and influence their thoughts about slavery as an institution. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e These outstanding stories are must-read of American litterature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harriet Jacobs, Solomon Northup\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1530904676\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781530904679\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.81d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harriet Jacobs","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44138619240703,"sku":"9781530904679","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_18a755d4-92c9-4a1f-91e4-51b3a00ab685.jpg?v=1687900643","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/twelve-years-a-slave-incidents-harriet-jacobs-9781530904679","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}