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Works by this author published before january 1, 1925 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Twelve years a slave is an 1853 memoir and slave narrative by american solomon northup as. Narrative of solomon northup, a citizen of newyork, kidnapped in washington city in 1841, and rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation near the red river in louisiana. I at once accepted the tempting offer, both for the reward it promised, and from a desire to visit the metropolis. Introductory ancestry the northup family birth and parentage mintus north up marriage with anne hamp ton good resolutions champlain canal eafting ex cursion to canada farming the violin cooking removal to saratoga parker and. Twelve years a slave nook edition by solomon northup. Solomon northup was an american abolitionist and the primary author of the memoir twelve years a slave. Descargar libro twelve years a slave ebook del autor solomon northup isbn 9783849642723 en pdf o epub completo al mejor precio, leer. Books by solomon northup author of twelve years a slave. Saratoga springs ny the author of the autobiography and later the subject of the oscar winning movie of the same name, twelve years a slave, solomon northup was born in minerva in 1808 and later lived in saratoga as a free black man with his wife and family. Solomon northup was born a free man in new york state. Solomon northup was a free black resident of new york state who was drugged on a trip to washington, d.
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