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Author:

Fradin, Judith Bloom.

Title:

Stolen into slavery : the true story of Solomon Northup, free black man / by Judith Fradin and Dennis Fradin.

Publisher:

National Geographic Society

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

120 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Northup, Solomon,--1808-1863?
Slaves--United States--Biography.
African Americans.
Slavery--Louisiana--History--19th century.
Plantation life--Louisiana--History--19th century.

Other Authors:

Fradin, Dennis B.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

"Well, my boy, how do you feel now?" -- "I wished for wings" -- "I will learn you your name!" -- Life is dear to every living thing -- "A song of peace" -- "If I ever catch you with a book" -- "I am here now a slave" -- "How can I end my days here?" -- "Solomon Northup is my name!" -- "I had been restored to happiness and liberty".

Summary:

The true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man living in upstate New York, who was kidnapped in 1841 and spent 12 years as a slave on deadly Louisiana coastal plantations.

ISBN:

1426318359 (pbk.) :
9781426318351 (pbk.) :

Locations:

KWPE446 -- Mount Pleasant Public Library (Mount Pleasant)