9781491038529

Twelve Years a Slave

Format: Paperback

ISBN13: 9781491038529

Paperback|9781491038529


Overview

A first person memoir of Solomon Northup. Northup was an African American born a free man in New York State. He was kidnapped in 1841 , sold into slavery and kept as a slave for 12 years in Louisiana. Originally Published in 1853, the bookdescribes in depth the conditions of slaves. The brutality, dehumanization, and desperation of the situation. The book describes the slave auctions and the cotton plantations in depth. 12 Years a Slave backed up Harriet Beecher Stowe's fictional, Uncle Tom's Cabin. His first hand account of life as a slave helped fuel the fire started by Uncle Tom's Cabin.

ISBN-13

9781491038529

ISBN-10

1491038527

Weight

1.84 Pounds

Dimensions

9.00 x 6.00 x 1.13 In

List Price

$19.99

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

500 pages

Publisher

Published On

2013-07-18



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