Solomon Northup Dr. Sandra M. Gray Twelve Years a Slave (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Twelve Years a Slave (New edition)Condition: NewFormat: PaperbackISBN-10: 180417579XEAN: 9781804175798ISBN: 9781804175798Publisher: Flame Tree PublishingRelease Date: 06/13/2023Description: The 1853 memoir and slave narrative by Solomon Northup as told to and written by David Wilson. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York, relates his tale, of being tricked to go to Washington, D.C., where he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South. He was in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana before smuggling information to friends and family in New York, who in turn secured his release with the aid of the state. Northup's account provides extensive details on the slave markets in Washington, D.C. and New Orleans, and describes the cotton and sugar cultivation and slave treatment on major plantations in Louisiana. Foundations of Black Science Fiction. New forewords and fresh introductions give long-overdue perspectives on significant, early Black proto-sci-fi and speculative fiction authors who wrote with natural justice and civil rights in their hearts, their voices reaching forward to the writers of today. The series foreword is by Dr Sandra Grayson.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 198mmItem Length: 130mmItem Width: 21mmItem Weight: 260000gAuthor: Solomon Northup, Dr. Sandra M. Grayson, Ber AnenaContributor: Sandra M. Grayson (Foreword by), Ber Anena (Introduction by)Genre: HistoryTopic: BiographyBook Series: Foundations of Black Science FictionType: EthnographyRelease Year: 2023 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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