Twelve Years a Slave (An African American Heritage Book)
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Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
17.01.2008
Verlag
Wilder PublicationsSeitenzahl
144
Maße (L/B/H)
22,9/15,2/0,9 cm
Gewicht
220 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-60459-215-3
A free Black man is kidnapped, stripped of his identity, and forced to endure twelve years of slavery before finally reclaiming his freedom. In Twelve Years a Slave, Solomon Northup recounts how he was deceived by two men offering him work as a musician, kidnapped in Washington, D.C., and sold into slavery in the American South. Born free in New York, Northup suddenly found himself unable to reveal his true identity without risking violence or death. Transported to Louisiana, he endured years of forced labor, beatings, hunger, fear, and separation from his wife and children. Northup records plantation life with extraordinary precision, describing both the cruelty of enslavers and the courage, intelligence, and humanity of the people held in bondage. His account also preserves the unforgettable stories of fellow enslaved people, including Patsey, whose suffering reveals the particular brutality inflicted upon enslaved women. First published in 1853, the same year Northup regained his freedom, Twelve Years a Slave became one of the most important firsthand narratives of American slavery. Direct, detailed, and deeply moving, it remains an essential work of African American literature and United States history.
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