12 Years a Slave: Now a Major Movie (Illustrated Hardcover with Jacket) (Engage Books)

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Solomon Northup was once born a free man in New York State. On the age of 33 he was once kidnapped in Washington D.C. and placed in an underground slave pen. Northup was once transported by ship to New Orleans where he was once sold into slavery. He spent the following 12 years working as a wood worker, driver, and cotton picker. This narrative reveals how Northup survived the harsh conditions of slavery, including smallpox, lashings, and an attempted hanging. Solomon Northup was once among a choose few who were freed from slavery. His account describes the day by day life of slaves in Louisiana, their diet and living conditions, the connection between master and slave, and how slave catchers used to recapture runaways. Northup’s first person account published in 1853, was once a dramatic story within the national debate over slavery that took place within the nine years leading as much as the beginning of the American Civil War.

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