Bibliograph

12 years a slave, Solomon Northup

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12 years a slave, Solomon Northup

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

12 years a slave

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Solomon Northup

Summary

12 Years a Slave is the harrowing account of a black man, born free in New York State, who was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in 1841. Having no way to contact his family, and fearing for his life if he told the truth, Solomon Northup was sold from plantation to plantation in Louisiana, toiling under cruel masters for twelve years before meeting Samuel Bass, a Canadian who finally put him in touch with his family, and helped start the process to regain his freedom. This extraordinary text is the basis for the major motion picture starring Chiwetel Ejiofor

Target audience

adult

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