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Twelve Years a Slave - Solomon Northrup
Twelve Years a Slave
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Now a major motion picture! (This edition has the illustrations used in the original 1853 published book.) Twelve Years a Slave is the true story of Solomon Northrup a free black man living in 19th century New York State with his wife and children -- until he was kidnapped in 1841 shipped down... show more
Now a major motion picture! (This edition has the illustrations used in the original 1853 published book.)
Twelve Years a Slave is the true story of Solomon Northrup a free black man living in 19th century New York State with his wife and children -- until he was kidnapped in 1841 shipped down South and sold into slavery. He spent 12 years long torturous years in bondage -- working on plantations, picking cotton -- before finally being able to reclaim his freedom. In Twelve Years a Slave, Northrup describes the horror he endured himself, and the atrocities he witnessed during his enslavement.
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B00FL3PD0S
Publisher: Oshun Publishing
Pages no: 270
Edition language: English
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4.0 Twelve Years A Slave
Despite all of the accolades and my general liking of the actors, I had no desire to see the film version of this book. However, at my household at the dinner table, my husband and I use that time to engage our children in very freewheeling conversations about a variety of current events topics. ...
Nicole~
Nicole~ rated it
Is it fit or can it bear the shockOf rational discussion,that a man Compounded and made up, like other men, Of elements tumultuous, in whom lust And folly in as ample measure meet, As in the bosom of the slave he rules,Should be a despot absolute, and boast Himself the only freemen of his land?-Cowp...
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