| 12 Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup Contributor(s): Northup, Solomon (Author) |
|||
 |
ISBN: 1717529283 ISBN-13: 9781717529282 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2018 |
||
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Social Science | Slavery - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General |
| Dewey: 306.362 |
| Lexile Measure: 1200 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 7.01" W x 10" L (0.76 lbs) 194 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana - Topical - Black History |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 12 Years a Slave, Narrative of Solomon Northup by Solomon Northup. Twelve Years a Slave is an 1853 memoir and slave narrative by American Solomon Northup as told to and edited by David Wilson. 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. It was Solomon's fortune, during his captivity, to be owned by several masters. The treatment he received while at the "Pine Woods" shows that among slaveholders there are men of humanity as well of cruelty. Some of them are spoken of with emotions of gratitude-others in a spirit of bitterness. It is believed that the following account of his experience on Bayou Boeuf presents a correct picture of Slavery in all its lights, and shadows, as it now exists in that locality. Unbiased, as he conceives, by any prepossessions or prejudices, the only object of the editor has been to give a faithful history of Solomon Northup's life, as he received it from his lips. In the accomplishment of that object, he trusts he has succeeded, notwithstanding the numerous faults of style and of expression it may be found to contain. |
| Customers who bought this item also bought... |
| Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review |
| To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First! |
Copyright © 2024 TheReadingWarehouse.com