12 Years a Slave |
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| Author:
| Northup, Solomon |
| Series title: | Word Cloud Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62686-278-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2014 |
| Publisher: | Printers Row Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Canterbury Classics |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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When Solomon Northup, born a free black man in Saratoga, New York, was offered a short-term job with a circus in Washington, D.C., in 1841, he jumped at the opportunity. But when he arrived, he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Louisiana. Finally, with the help of a Canadian abolitionist, he was rescued and reunited with his family in New York. In this memoir published in 1853, Northup tells the incredible story of his twelve years as a slave.
Lexile score: 1200L
When Solomon Northup, born a free black man in Saratoga, New York, was offered a short-term job with a circus in Washington, D.C., in 1841, he jumped at the opportunity. But when he arrived, he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Louisiana. Finally, with the help of a Canadian abolitionist, he was rescued and reunited with his family in New York. In this memoir published in 1853, Northup tells the incredible story of his twelve years as a slave.
Lexile score: 1200L