Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northrup (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northrup, Mint Editions "A moving, vital testament." -Saturday Review"An incredible document, amazingly told and structured. Tough, but riveting.-Rachel Kushner "The best firsthand account of slavery." -James McPhersonTwelve Years a Slave (1853) is considered to be be one of the most riviting and important documents recounting slavery in the United States. It is the heart-rending memoir of a free black man who is taken hostage and sold into slavery in a Louisiana plantation, his twelve years of bondage, and his remarkable escape to freedom. Since its publication, this classic has become a historical reference for its salient of depiction of life as a slave in the pre-Civil War deep south of the United States. More recently the books popularity has soared due to the 2014 Academy Award winning motion picture. Northups memoir begins during his early life as a free black man in Upstate New York. He was a father of three children, a farmer, lumberjack, and a skillful musician. When two white men approached Northup about a well-paid job playing his violin in a circus, he accepted. They traveled to New York City, then Washington D.C, where after a day of celebrating his good fortunes with the two men he was drugged, and chained in a slave pen. Imprisoned by the ruthless slave-trader James Burch, he was brutally beaten and eventually sent by boat to New Orleans, Louisiana. Eventually Northup was sold to a merciful plantation owner, and valued for his hard work, and gentle spirit. Due to his masters eventual financial hardships, Northup was sold again and again in a succession of brutal masters. With his tenacious sense of hope and goodwill he perseveres through twelve years of cruelty until his remarkable rescue from slavery and back to his freedom in New York. With its great message of hope, Twelve Years a Slave is one of Americas great literary declarations of the power of the human spirit.With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Twelve Years a Slave is both modern and readable. Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Back Cover Twelve Years a Slave (1853) is the powerful narrative memoir from Solomon Northup, a northern freeman who was was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the deep south. Under the inhumane barbarity of ruthless masters, and through years of inconceivable suffering, Northups innate goodness shines through in this extraordinary account of human resiliency. Flap Twelve Years a Slave (1853) is the powerful narrative memoir from Solomon Northup, a northern freeman who was was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the deep south. Under the inhumane barbarity of ruthless masters, and through years of inconceivable suffering, Northups innate goodness shines through in this extraordinary account of human resiliency. Author Biography Solomon Northup (1807-1867) was an American author, farmer, and musician from upstate New York. He was born a free black man, and supported his family working as a laborer after selling his family farm. His reputation as a talented fiddler was well known, and he was recruited to join a circus as a musician; the job, however was a setup. Northup was drugged and kidnapped, sold into bondage and sent to Louisiana, where he was enslaved for twelve years. His chronicle of that experience, Twelve Years a Slave (1853) made Northup a national celebrity. Details ISBN1513204939 Author Mint Editions Pages 150 Series Mint Editions Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1513204939 ISBN-13 9781513204932 Format Hardcover Place of Publication Portland Country of Publication United States Publication Date 2021-09-09 NZ Release Date 2021-09-09 US Release Date 2021-09-09 UK Release Date 2021-09-09 Alternative 9781513266145 Audience General AU Release Date 2021-11-01 Publisher Mint Editions Imprint Mint Editions Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:168757342;

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