Solomon Northup
The Complete Story of the Author of Twelve Years a Slave
- 264 pages
- English
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Solomon Northup
The Complete Story of the Author of Twelve Years a Slave
About this book
A companion to the classic African-American autobiographical narrative, Twelve Years A Slave, this work presents fascinating new information about the 1841 kidnapping, 1853 rescue, and pre- and post-slavery life of Solomon Northup. Solomon Northup: The Complete Story of the Author of Twelve Years A Slave provides a compelling chronological narrative of Northup's entire life, from his birth in an isolated settlement in upstate New York to the activities he pursued after his release from slavery. This comprehensive biography of Solomon Northup picks up where earlier annotated editions of his narrative left off, presenting fascinating, previously unknown information about the author of the autobiographical Twelve Years A Slave. This book examines Northup's life as a slave and reveals details of his life after he regained his freedom, relating how he traveled around the Northeast giving public lectures, worked with an Underground Railroad agent in Vermont to help fugitive slaves reach freedom in Canada, and was connected with several theatrical productions based upon his experiences. The tale of Northup's life demonstrates how the victims of the American system of slavery were not just the slaves themselves, but any free person of color—all of whom were potential kidnap victims, and whose lives were affected by that constant threat.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Maps and Illustrations
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 Twelve Years a Slave: An Overview
- 2 Early Life
- 3 Kidnapped
- 4 The Journey South
- 5 Survival
- 6 Rescue
- 7 Sharing the Story
- 8 The Kidnappers: Arrest and Trial
- 9 Financial Problems, the Underground Railroad, and the Mystery of Northup’s Fate
- Appendix A: Notices of Appearances by Solomon Northup
- Appendix B: Solomon Northup’s Family
- Appendix C: Publishing History of Twelve Years a Slave
- Notes
- Bibliographical Note
- Index
- About the Authors