{"product_id":"twelve-years-a-slave-paperback-4","title":"Twelve Years a Slave - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSolomon Northrup\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A moving, vital testament.\" -Saturday Review\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An incredible document, amazingly told and structured. Tough, but riveting.-Rachel Kushner \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The best firsthand account of slavery.\" -James McPherson\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwelve Years a Slave\u003c\/i\u003e (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years of bondage, and his remarkable escape to freedom.\u003c\/b\u003e Since its publication, this classic has become a historical reference for its salient of depiction of life as a slave in the pre-Civil War deep south of the United States.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 book's popularity has soared due to the 2014 Academy Award winning motion picture. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNorthup's 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 master's 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, \u003ci\u003eTwelve Years a Slave\u003c\/i\u003e is one of America's great literary declarations of the power of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of \u003ci\u003eTwelve Years a Slave\u003c\/i\u003e is both modern and readable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwelve Years a Slave\u003c\/i\u003e (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, Northup's innate goodness shines through in this extraordinary account of human resiliency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42709195489343,"sku":"9781513266145","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/837bd99d9c861f0ea6caff5088c7ac24.webp?v=1765050531","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/twelve-years-a-slave-paperback-4","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}