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It is a slave narrative of a black man who was born free in new york state but kidnapped in washington, d. Twelve years a s lave is a memoir and slave narrative by solomon northup, as told to and edited by david wilson. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. Animal pen day we are outside of a smallish animal pen. The book is detailed in its account of life on a cotton and sugar plantation and the daily routine of slave life during the first part of the 19th century. To see the struggle, and hard times northup went through makes me respect him even more. Northup, a black man who was born free in new york state, details his being.
It recounts how solomon northup, born a free man in new york, was lured to washington, d. Twelve years a slave is the memoir of a freeborn african american from new york who is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take. Narrative of solomon northup, citizen of newyork, kidnapped in washington city in 1841, and rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation near the red river in more. To understand a historical development, however, a literary analysis of the works isnt. Born in july 1808, he was the son of an emancipated slave. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Solomon northups narrative explores one of the darkest times in american history and captures in vivid detail the unimaginable realities of slavery. To understand a historical development, however, a literary analysis of the works isnt sufficient to uncover all tendencies and reasons for before mentioned development.
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