12 Years a Slave, Paperback

Name: 12 Years a Slave, Paperback
Brand: Thompson Carlton
SKU: 9781629100210
Author: Solomon Northup
ISBN: 9781629100210

Autor

Solomon Northup

Editura

Thompson Carlton

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Nr. Pagini

ISBN

9781629100210

Categorii

In Limbi Străine Straina Biography Literature & Literary Studies Biography & Non-fiction Prose

Descriere

Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup is a memoir of a black man who was born free in New York state but kidnapped, sold into slavery and kept in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana before the American Civil War. He provided details of slave markets in Washington, DC, as well as describing at length cotton cultivation on major plantations in Louisiana.

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.