Synopsis

‘Twelve Years a Slave' by Solomon Northup


With a number of great additions including:
* Timeline
* Biography of Solomon Northup
* 120 Questions - Test Your Memory!
* Original Illustrations
* 5 Additional Slave Narratives
* Downloadable Free Audio Links
* Individual Table of Contents for Each Book

The 6 slave narratives include:


Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup (1808-1863 or 1875) - Published 1853
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) - Published 1852
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs under the name Linda Brent (1813-1897) - Published 1861
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) - Published 1845
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) - Published 1901
Harriet, The Moses of Her People by Sarah H. Bradford (1818–1912) - Published 1886

There are even downloadable free audio links for Twelve Years a Slave, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and Up From Slavery.

Twelve Years a Slave
A stark reminder of the brutality of slavery and the indomitable spirit of humanity. Now an Oscar winning film.

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
The best-selling novel of the 19th century and the book credited with fueling the abolitionist cause that led to the Civil War. Harriet Beecher Stowe was the person to whom Solomon Northup dedicated his book.

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
A heart-rending look at the unique pressures on female slaves; ranging from sexual abuse to the loss of their children and the harsh and often jealous treatment received from mistresses.

The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
One of the most famous slave narratives of his day and ours. Frederick Douglass details his journey from the slave to freeman, orator and abolitionist.

Up From Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington
The autobiography of Booker T. Washington tells us of his life as a child slave during the civil war through to his attempts years later to help black people help themselves via education.

Harriet, The Moses of Her People by Sarah H. Bradford
Sarah Hopkins Bradford tells the story of Harriet Tubman, a free woman, who helped many escape slavery during the civil war via the Underground Railroad travelling from the Northern United States to Canada.

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Release date: March 11, 2014

Publisher: Festoon Books

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