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Twelve Years a Slave

by Solomon Northup
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For 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.
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Series: First Avenue Classics Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

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  • Release date: August 1, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781467776288
  • Release date: August 1, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781467776288
  • File size: 1067 KB
  • Release date: August 1, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781467758109
  • File size: 935 KB
  • Release date: August 1, 2014

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subjects

Biography & Autobiography History Multi-Cultural African American Nonfiction Nonfiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1200
Text Difficulty:9-12

For 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.
Expand title description text
Biography & Autobiography History Multi-Cultural African American Nonfiction Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Lerner Publishing Group

    Kindle Book
    Release date: August 1, 2014

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781467776288
    Release date: August 1, 2014

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781467776288
    File size: 1067 KB
    Release date: August 1, 2014

    PDF ebook
    ISBN: 9781467758109
    File size: 935 KB
    Release date: August 1, 2014

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
    PDF ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    Lexile® Measure: 1200
    Text Difficulty: 9-12
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