Project Gutenberg 2014-05-11 Public domain in the USA. 2394 Northup, Solomon 1808 Northrup, Solomon Platt Northup, S. (Solomon) 10034503 Twelve Years a Slave Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, from a Cotton Plantation near the Red River in Louisiana 12 Years a Slave Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, from a Cotton Plantation near the Red River in Louisiana Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Years_a_Slave Produced by Richard J. Shiffer and the Distributed Proofreading volunteers at http://www.pgdp.net for Project Gutenberg. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Twelve Years a Slave" by Solomon Northup is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book chronicles Northup's harrowing life experiences as a free man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery, detailing his journey from a New Yorker to the depths of bondage in Louisiana. Northup aims to provide a truthful representation of slavery, its brutal realities, and the pervasive inhumanity he faced during his twelve years of captivity. At the start of the narrative, Northup reflects on his life before kidnapping, recounting his early freedom, family, and aspirations as a violinist and farmer. He describes a turning point when he meets two men who deceive him into traveling with them under false pretenses of employment with a circus. This fateful decision leads to his enslavement. After realizing he has been kidnapped and imprisoned, Northup describes the harrowing environment of the slave pen where he finds himself bound in chains and subjected to inhumane treatment. Through these opening chapters, readers gain insight into his thoughts, fears, and the deep sense of loss he experiences as he grapples with the reality of losing his freedom and family. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45631/45631-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 67.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en African Americans -- Biography Enslaved persons -- United States -- Biography Enslaved persons' writings, American Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863? Plantation life -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century Slavery -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century E300 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Sociology 554310 2025-07-18T11:56:16.176138 text/html 547855 2024-10-24T07:13:37 text/html 863647 2025-07-18T11:56:23.759098 application/epub+zip 870218 2025-07-18T11:56:17.948215 application/epub+zip 289180 2025-07-18T11:56:17.156214 application/epub+zip 1032613 2025-07-18T11:56:28.542143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 971762 2025-07-18T11:56:22.921108 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391648 2022-09-20T19:03:56.176499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 503621 2025-07-18T11:56:15.468134 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 483767 2024-10-24T07:13:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19659 2025-07-18T11:56:28.688046 application/rdf+xml 18711 2025-07-18T11:56:17.252125 image/jpeg 2464 2025-07-18T11:56:17.205099 image/jpeg 896660 2025-07-18T11:56:16.244120 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia