Solomon Northup [electronic resource] : the complete story of the author of Twelve years a slave / David Fiske, Clifford W. Brown, and Rachel Seligman.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fiske, David (David A.), 1954-
Other Authors: Brown, Clifford W. (Clifford Waters), 1942-
Seligman, Rachel
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, [2013]
Subjects:
Northup, Solomon, > 1808-1863?
Northrup family.
Hampton family.
Stanton family.
Northup, Solomon, > 1808-1863? > Twelve years a slave.
Enslaved persons > United States > Biography.
African Americans > Biography.
Plantation life > Louisiana > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Louisiana > History > 19th century.
Enslaved persons' writings, American.
Genre:
Biography.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2013 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Solomon Northup: The Complete Story of the Author of Twelve Years a Slave
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Twelve years a slave: an overview
  • Early life
  • Kidnapped
  • The journey south
  • Survival
  • Rescue
  • Sharing the story
  • The kidnappers: arrest and trial
  • 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.