Solomon Northup was born a free man in New York State. At the age of 33 he was kidnapped in Washington D.C. and placed in an underground slave pen. Northup was transported by ship to New Orleans where he was sold into slavery. He spent the next 12 years working as a carpenter, driver, and cotton picker. This narrative reveals how Northup survived the harsh conditions of slavery, including smallpox, lashings, and an attempted hanging. Solomon Northup was among a select few who were freed from slavery. His account describes the daily life of slaves in Louisiana, their diet and living conditions, the relationship between master and slave, and how slave catchers used to recapture runaways. Northup's first person account published in 1853, was a dramatic story in the national debate over slavery that took place in the nine years leading up to the start of the American Civil War
Authors
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- CaOOCEL
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- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 306.3/62092
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
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- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- First published by Derby & Miller, 1853"--Title page verso Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- n-us---
- ISBN
- 9781927970522 9781927970102
- LCCN
- E444
- LCCN Item number
- N87 2013eb
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- CaBNVSL
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- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (198 pages)
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- Ottawa, Ontario
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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- (CaBNVSL)thg00913678 (OCoLC)893230603 (CaOOCEL)448647
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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- CaBNVSL
Table of Contents
- AD ClASSiC 4
- Whitehall N. Y. May 1853. 12
- Chorus 126
- Chorus 127
- Theres Slavery right 152
- Henry B. Northup had 173
- State of louisiana City of New-Orleans 179
- An act more effectually to protect the free citizens of this State from being kidnapped or reduced to Slavery. 188
- To His Excellency the Governor of the State of New-York 190
- Dated November 191852. 191
- Governor of the State of New-York to whom it may concern greeting 197
- We make good books 200
- The greats from the past two thousand years 201
