Overview

A companion to the classic African-American autobiographical narrative, Twelve Years A Slave, this work presents fascinating new information about the 1841 kidnapping, 1853 rescue, and pre- and post-slavery life of Solomon Northup. Solomon Northup: The Complete Story of the Author of Twelve Years A Slave provides a compelling chronological narrative of Northup's entire life, from his birth in an isolated settlement in upstate New York to the activities he pursued after his release from slavery. This comprehensive biography of Solomon Northup picks up where earlier annotated editions of his narrative left off, presenting fascinating, previously unknown information about the author of the autobiographical Twelve Years A Slave. This book examines Northup's life as a slave and reveals details of his life after he regained his freedom, relating how he traveled around the Northeast giving public lectures, worked with an Underground Railroad agent in Vermont to help fugitive slaves reach freedom in Canada, and was connected with several theatrical productions based upon his experiences. The tale of Northup's life demonstrates how the victims of the American system of slavery were not just the slaves themselves, but any free person of color—all of whom were potential kidnap victims, and whose lives were affected by that constant threat.

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Author:   David Fiske ,  Clifford W. Brown Jr. ,  Rachel Seligman
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Edition:   Annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9781440829741

ISBN 10:   1440829748
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   12 August 2013
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Maps and Illustrations Foreword by Carol Linzy Adams Sally Preface 1 Twelve Years a Slave: An Overview 2 Early Life 3 Kidnapped 4 The Journey South 5 Survival 6 Rescue 7 Sharing the Story 8 The Kidnappers: Arrest and Trial 9 Financial Problems, the Underground Railroad, and the Mystery of Northup's Fate Appendix A: Notices of Appearances by Solomon Northup Appendix B: Solomon Northup's Family Appendix C: Publishing History of Twelve Years a Slave Notes Bibliographical Note Index About the Authors

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An assiduously footnoted companion to the original autobiography. - Mark Robichaux for The Wall Street Journal Useful for anyone looking deeply into background information on Solomon Northup. Summing Up: Recommended. - Choice The best available text on Northup's life and obscure death is Solomon Northup: The Complete Story of the Author of Twelve Years a Slave. - Los Angeles Review of Books

An assiduously footnoted companion to the original autobiography. - Mark Robichaux for The Wall Street Journal Useful for anyone looking deeply into background information on Solomon Northup. Summing Up: Recommended. - Choice

"""The best available text on Northup’s life and obscure death is Solomon Northup: The Complete Story of the Author of Twelve Years a Slave."" - Los Angeles Review of Books ""Useful for anyone looking deeply into background information on Solomon Northup. Summing Up: Recommended."" - Choice ""An assiduously footnoted companion to the original autobiography."" - Mark Robichaux for The Wall Street Journal"

The best available text on Northup's life and obscure death is Solomon Northup: The Complete Story of the Author of Twelve Years a Slave. * Los Angeles Review of Books * Useful for anyone looking deeply into background information on Solomon Northup. Summing Up: Recommended. * Choice * An assiduously footnoted companion to the original autobiography. * Mark Robichaux for The Wall Street Journal *

The best available text on Northup's life and obscure death is Solomon Northup: The Complete Story of the Author of Twelve Years a Slave. - Los Angeles Review of Books Useful for anyone looking deeply into background information on Solomon Northup. Summing Up: Recommended. - Choice An assiduously footnoted companion to the original autobiography. - Mark Robichaux for The Wall Street Journal

Author Information

David Fiske, MLS, is a writer and independent researcher. He was previously senior librarian at the New York State Library. Clifford W. Brown, PhD, is Robert Porter Patterson Professor of Government at Union College. Rachel Seligman, MFA, is Assistant Director for Curatorial Affairs at the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College.

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