03272nam 2200589 450 991048535250332120210209203456.01-4677-5810-8(CKB)2550000001339686(MiAaPQ)EBC5441765(MiAaPQ)EBC5055519(Au-PeEL)EBL5055519(CaONFJC)MIL632914(OCoLC)1011164853(EXLCZ)99255000000133968620180717d2014 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierTwelve years a slave narrative of Solomon Northup, a citizen of New-York, kidnapped in Washington City in 1841 and rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation near the Red River in Louisiana /by Solomon Northup ; edited by David WilsonMinneapolis, MN :First Avenue Editions, a division of Lerner Publishing Group,[2014]©20141 online resource (vi, 258 pages) illustrationsFirst Avenue classicsOriginally published: 1853.1-322-01663-1 Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Dedication -- Table Of Contents -- Editor's Preface. -- Chapter I. -- Chapter II. -- Chapter III. -- Chapter IV. -- Chapter V. -- Chapter VI. -- Chapter VII. -- Chapter VIII. -- Chapter IX. -- Chapter X. -- Chapter XI. -- Chapter XII. -- Chapter XIII. -- Chapter XIV. -- Chapter XV. -- Chapter XVI. -- Chapter XVII. -- Chapter XVIII. -- Chapter XIX. -- Chapter XX. -- Chapter XXI. -- Chapter XXII. -- Roaring River -- Appendix -- Back Cover.For more than thirty years, Solomon Northup lived in New York as a free man. But in 1841, while pursuing a job offer in Washington DC, Northup was kidnapped and sold into slavery. After being brutally beaten for insisting on his right to live freely, Northup grew silent about his past. It was not until twelve years later that he shared his story with Samuel Bass, a white abolitionist, setting in motion the chain of events that would finally bring him home in 1853. Penned in his first year of renewed freedom, Northup's memoir unveils the inconceivable cruelties-and rare moments of kindness-he experienced during his enslavement. The revelations in his narrative served as a powerful contribution to the fight against slavery. This unabridged version of Northup's work is taken from an 1855 copyright edition.First Avenue classics.SlavesUnited StatesBiographySlaves' writings, AmericanAfrican AmericansBiographyPlantation lifeLouisianaHistory19th centurySlaveryLouisianaHistory19th centuryElectronic books.SlavesSlaves' writings, American.African AmericansPlantation lifeHistorySlaveryHistory306.3/62092Northup Solomon1808-1863?,568956Wilson DavidMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910485352503321Twelve years a slave34341UNINA