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Twelve Years a Slave
by Northup, Solomon
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 1927970083
- ISBN 13
- 9781927970089
- Seller
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Tokyo, Japan
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About This Item
US: Engage Books, 2013. Hardcover. As New. Solomon Northup was born a free man in New York State. At the age of 33 he was kidnapped in Washington D.C. and placed in an underground slave pen. No rthup was transported by ship to New Orleans where he was sold into slavery . He spent the next 12 years working as a carpenter, driver, and cotton pic ker. This narrative reveals how Northup survived the harsh conditions of sl avery, including smallpox, lashings, and an attempted hanging. Solomon Nort hup was among a select few who were freed from slavery. His account describ es the daily life of slaves in Louisiana, their diet and living conditions, the relationship between master and slave, and how slave catchers used to recapture runaways. Northup's first person account published in 1853, was a dramatic story in the national debate over slavery that took place in the nine years leading up to the start of the American Civil War.
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- Bookseller
- Infinity Books Japan (JP)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RWARE0000062375
- Title
- Twelve Years a Slave
- Author
- Northup, Solomon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1927970083
- ISBN 13
- 9781927970089
- Publisher
- Engage Books
- Place of Publication
- US
- Date Published
- 2013
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