Read the book that will soon become an Oscar Nominated movie this Fall. In addition to the original book by Solomon Northop, Included in this book are interviews with former slaves. They tell us in their own words what their daily lives were like as they worked in the fields and kitchens of the southern slave holders. Rarely seen images of slavery are also included.You will come away with a very comprehensive outlook on slavery in North America. "Twelve Years a Slave" tells the amazing story of a free Black man who in 1841 is taken away from his family and sold into slavery in the deep south...

Summary In 1841, Solomon Northup was a free man who lives with his wife and two children in Saratoga Springs, NY. He earns his living as a carpenter and fiddler. One day he was approached by two men, alleged artists who drugged and bind him before selling him into slavery. Northup is sent by boat to New Orleans, where it is called "Platt" before being bought by a plantation owner named William Ford. Although being his slave, Northup gets along with Ford, which turns out to be a relatively benevolent master. When Solomon proposes a new technique for transporting trees to Ford, causing him to...

Twelve Years a Slave (1853) is a memoir and slave narrative by American Solomon Northup as told to and edited by David Wilson. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York state, details his being tricked to go to Washington, D.C., where he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South. After having been kept in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana by various masters, Northup was able to write to friends and family in New York, who in turn secured his release with the aid of the state. Northup's account provides extensive details on the slave markets in Washington, D.C. and New...