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May 11, 2014 · 12 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. Credits. Produced by Richard J. Shiffer and the Distributed. Proofreading volunteers at http: //www.pgdp.net for Project.
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- Twelve Years a Slave, by Solomon Northup—A Project Gutenberg Ebook
- Contents.
- Editor's Preface.
- Chapter I.
- Chapter II.
- Chapter III.
- Chapter IV.
- Chapter v.
- Chapter VI.
- Chapter VII.
- Chapter VIII.
page. Editor's Preface, 15 CHAPTER I. Introductory—Ancestry—The Northup Family—Birth andParentage—Mintus Northup—Marriage with Anne Hampton—GoodResolutions—Champlain Canal—Rafting Excursionto Canada—Farming—The Violin—Cooking—Removalto Saratoga—Parker and Perry—Slaves and Slavery—TheChildren—The Beginning of Sorrow, 17 CHAPTER II. The two Strangers...
When the editor commenced the preparation of the following narrative,he did not suppose it would reach the size of this volume. In order,however, to present all the facts which have been communicated to him,it has seemed necessary to extend it to its present length. Many of the statements contained in the following pages arecorroborated by abundant...
Having been born a freeman, and for more than thirty years enjoyedthe blessings of liberty in a free State—and having at the end ofthat time been kidnapped and sold into Slavery, where I remained,until happily rescued in the month of January, 1853, after a bondageof twelve years—it has been suggested that an account of my life andfortunes would not...
One morning, towards the latter part of the month of March, 1841,having at that time no particular business to engage my attention, Iwas walking about the village of Saratoga Springs, thinking to myselfwhere I might obtain some present employment, until the busy seasonshould arrive. Anne, as was her usual custom, had gone over to SandyHill, a dista...
Some three hours elapsed, during which time I remained seated on thelow bench, absorbed in painful meditations. At length I heard thecrowing of a cock, and soon a distant rumbling sound, as of carriageshurrying through the streets, came to my ears, and I knew that itwas day. No ray of light, however, penetrated my prison. Finally,I heard footsteps ...
At intervals during the first night of Eliza's incarceration in thepen, she complained bitterly of Jacob Brooks, her young mistress'husband. She declared that had she been aware of the deception heintended to practice upon her, he never would have brought her therealive. They had chosen the opportunity of getting her away whenMaster Berry was absen...
After we were all on board, the brig Orleans proceeded down JamesRiver. Passing into Chesapeake Bay, we arrived next day opposite thecity of Norfolk. While lying at anchor, a lighter approached us fromthe town, bringing four more slaves. Frederick, a boy of eighteen,had been born a slave, as also had Henry, who was some years older.They had both be...
The very amiable, pious-hearted Mr. Theophilus Freeman, partneror consignee of James H. Burch, and keeper of the slave pen inNew-Orleans, was out among his animals early in the morning. With anoccasional kick of the older men and women, and many a sharp crack ofthe whip about the ears of the younger slaves, it was not long beforethey were all astir...
On leaving the New-Orleans slave pen, Harry and I followed our newmaster through the streets, while Eliza, crying and turning back, wasforced along by Freeman and his minions, until we found ourselves onboard the steamboat Rodolph, then lying at the levee. In the courseof half an hour we were moving briskly up the Mississippi, bound forsome point o...
William Ford unfortunately became embarrassed in his pecuniaryaffairs. A heavy judgment was rendered against him in consequenceof his having become security for his brother, Franklin Ford,residing on Red River, above Alexandria, and who had failed tomeet his liabilities. He was also indebted to John M. Tibeats to aconsiderable amount in considerati...
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Twelve Years a Slave. This is a digital copy of a book that was preserved for generations on library shelves before it was carefully scanned by Google as part of a project to make the world’s books discoverable online. It has survived long enough for the copyright to expire and the book to enter the public domain.
Oct 2, 2008 · The online edition has duplicate pages and is missing several pages (e.g. 228, 229, 255-258 -- I gave up on Google's rendering and found another edition not scanned quite so carelessly); it should be removed until all of the book's pages are scanned, once, in order. Google digitizing the world's books seems like an excellent idea, but if the ...
Jun 6, 2008 · "Twelve years a slave" was originally published in 1853 - this later printing, in 1859, was digitized from the Library of Congress general collections. (An earlier edition is in the custody of the Rare Book & Special Collections Division of the Library.)
Mar 8, 2020 · In the years before the Civil War, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South. Subjected to the cruelty of one malevolent owner, he also finds unexpected kindness from another, as he struggles continually to survive and maintain some of his dignity. Then in the 12th year of the ...
Nov 10, 2017 · Twelve Years a Slave (1853) is a memoir and slave narrative by Solomon Northup, as told to and edited by David Wilson. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York, details his kidnapping in Washington, D.C. and subsequent sale into slavery. After having been kept in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana by various masters, Northup was able ...
