Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, from a Cotton Plantation Near the Red River, in Louisiana
Solomon Northup
Jan 1855 · Miller, Orton & Mulligan
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Tom Yoke
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April 8, 2014
The book is terrific. This guy was at ground zero, and he tells his story magnificently. Far better than circa 2014 politically correct agenda of the movie. However, there is a doozy of an OCR error on page 60. nu looks a bit like rm, I guess.
Ernesto Munoz
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December 20, 2014
Amazing, appalling, and inspiring. Written in an old form of English, it flows like poetry and paints a picture of hell on earth (sponsored by the United States) and bittersweet redemption. It should be mandatory reading in history classes across the nation.
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Angel Garcia
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November 20, 2013
Pages 255-258 are missing, but I was able to find them easily online. I just wish Solomon spoke more about his life after he returned to his family. Also, Patsey's story haunts me. I hope that woman managed to find some semblance of joy in her remaining days. Saw the movie and it definitely does this memoir justice :)
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