LEADER 03272nam 2200589 450 001 9910485352503321 005 20210209203456.0 010 $a1-4677-5810-8 035 $a(CKB)2550000001339686 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5441765 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5055519 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5055519 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL632914 035 $a(OCoLC)1011164853 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001339686 100 $a20180717d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aTwelve years a slave $enarrative of Solomon Northup, a citizen of New-York, kidnapped in Washington City in 1841 and rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation near the Red River in Louisiana /$fby Solomon Northup ; edited by David Wilson 210 1$aMinneapolis, MN :$cFirst Avenue Editions, a division of Lerner Publishing Group,$d[2014] 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (vi, 258 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aFirst Avenue classics 300 $aOriginally published: 1853. 311 $a1-322-01663-1 327 $aCover -- 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. 330 $aFor more than thirty years, Solomon Northup lived in New York as a free man. But in 1841, while pursuing a job offer in Washington DC, Northup was kidnapped and sold into slavery. After being brutally beaten for insisting on his right to live freely, Northup grew silent about his past. It was not until twelve years later that he shared his story with Samuel Bass, a white abolitionist, setting in motion the chain of events that would finally bring him home in 1853. Penned in his first year of renewed freedom, Northup's memoir unveils the inconceivable cruelties-and rare moments of kindness-he experienced during his enslavement. The revelations in his narrative served as a powerful contribution to the fight against slavery. This unabridged version of Northup's work is taken from an 1855 copyright edition. 410 0$aFirst Avenue classics. 606 $aSlaves$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aSlaves' writings, American 606 $aAfrican Americans$vBiography 606 $aPlantation life$zLouisiana$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aSlavery$zLouisiana$xHistory$y19th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSlaves 615 0$aSlaves' writings, American. 615 0$aAfrican Americans 615 0$aPlantation life$xHistory 615 0$aSlavery$xHistory 676 $a306.3/62092 700 $aNorthup$b Solomon$f1808-1863?,$0568956 702 $aWilson$b David 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910485352503321 996 $aTwelve years a slave$934341 997 $aUNINA