Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup
Author:
Solomon Northup
Publication:
1853 by Derby and Miller (Auburn, NY)
Genre:
Autobiography, History, Memoir, Non-fiction
Pages:
336
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Twelve Years a Slave is an 1853 memoir by Solomon Northup. Northup, a black man born free in New York state, details being tricked to go to Washington, D.C., where he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South. Held in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana, he secretly got information to friends and family in New York, who secured his release. His account provides details on the slave markets in Washington, D.C. and New Orleans, and describes cotton and sugar cultivation and slave treatment on plantations in Louisiana. The work was published eight years before the Civil War soon after Harriet Beecher Stowe's best-selling novel about slavery, Uncle Tom's Cabin. Northup's book, dedicated to Stowe, sold 30,000 copies, making it a best-seller in its own right. The memoir has been adapted to two film versions, including the Oscar-winning 2013 film 12 Years a Slave.
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Twelve Years a Slave AND Harriet, The Moses of Her People 
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A nice edition with original illustrations from an 1856 release. Also includes the 1886 book Harriet, The Moses of Her People about Harriet Tubman.
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Twelve Years a Slave
Reprinted in 2023 by SeaWolf Press
Available formats: Hardcover, Paperback, Ebook
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A nice edition with original illustrations from an 1856 release and a cover using the emblem of the British Anti-Slavery Society
Including:
- 10 original illustrations and photographs
- Text that has been proofread to avoid errors common in other versions
- The complete text in an easy-to-read font similar to the original
- Properly formatted text complete with correct indenting, spacing, footnotes, italics, and tables.
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