Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northrup (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781950822188)

"Twelve Years a Slave" is an 1853 memoir and slave narrative by American Solomon Northup and edited by David Wilson. Northup, a black man, born free in New York state, details his being tricked into going to Washington, D.C., where he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South. He was in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana before he was able to secretly get information to friends and family in New York, who in turn secured his release with the aid of the state. Northup's account provides extensive details on the slave markets in Washington, D.C., and New Orleans. It describes at length cotton and sugar cultivation and slave treatment on major plantations in Louisiana.

Author: Solomon Northrup
ISBN-10: 1950822184
ISBN-13: 9781950822188
Publisher: New York History Review
Language: English
Published: 04/28/2021
Pages: 300
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d