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The harrowing journey of Solomon Northup unfolds as he is kidnapped and sold into slavery after accepting a job offer in 1841. Enduring brutal conditions on a Louisiana plantation owned by Edwin Epps, he forms a crucial friendship with Canadian carpenter Samuel Bass. Bass's secret efforts lead to communication with Northup's family, prompting intervention from New York's governor. Utilizing a law designed to recover free black men, Northup's freedom is restored on January 4, 1853, highlighting the resilience and struggle against the injustices of slavery.
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Twelve Years a Slave, Solomon Northup
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- 2013
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- Title
- Twelve Years a Slave
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Solomon Northup
- Publisher
- Cosimo Classics
- Released
- 2013
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 348
- ISBN13
- 9781616409081
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, True Stories, Biographies, Family, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Friendship, USA, New York, Violence, America, Loss, Race, Racism, Kidnappings, Slavery, Injustice, Louisiana
- Original title
- Twelve years a slave
- Rating
- 4.25 out of 5
- Description
- The harrowing journey of Solomon Northup unfolds as he is kidnapped and sold into slavery after accepting a job offer in 1841. Enduring brutal conditions on a Louisiana plantation owned by Edwin Epps, he forms a crucial friendship with Canadian carpenter Samuel Bass. Bass's secret efforts lead to communication with Northup's family, prompting intervention from New York's governor. Utilizing a law designed to recover free black men, Northup's freedom is restored on January 4, 1853, highlighting the resilience and struggle against the injustices of slavery.