12 Years a Slave, Paperback

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When Solomon Northup, born a free black man in Saratoga, New York, was offered a short-term job with a circus in Washington, D. C., in 1841, he jumped at the opportunity. But when he arrived, he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Louisiana. Finally, with the help of a Canadian abolitionist, he was rescued and reunited with his family in New York. In this memoir published in 1853, Northup tells the incredible story of his 12 years as a slave. Lexile score: 1200L

Despre autor

Solomon Northup

scriitor american · 1808–1864

Solomon Northup a fost un aboliționist american și autorul principal al memoriilor „Douăsprezece ani de sclavie”. Născut liber, de rasă mixtă, din statul New York, era fiul unui fost sclav și al unei femei libere de culoare.