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Twelve Years A Slave: (Full Book and Comprehensive Reading Companion)
Written by Solomon Northup
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Solomon Northup was born a free black man. He was kidnapped, tortured, and sold into slavery. For 12 years, he was kept in bondage as a slave in Louisiana--Twelve Years a Slave is his moving and raw account of survival and life as a slave.
This edition includes the full book as well as a comprehensive companion with historical notes, character overview, themes overview, and chapter summaries.
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Solomon Northup
Solomon Northup was a renowned fiddle player who was kidnapped and enslaved for twelve years before he was rescued by an official agent from the state of New York.
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