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Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read 12 years a s. No fear literature is available online and in book form at. The film is a visceral portrayal of the brutality of slavery so is the book. Narrative of solomon northup, a citizen of newyork, kidnapped in washington city in 1841, and rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation near the red river in louisiana. While the overall plot of the book is quite depressingly intriguing, the most striking feature of the book 12 years a slave is the brave depiction of the way white slaveholding women and black women.

You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. Northup, who was a free african american living in saratoga, new york, had no idea what. Northup was put to work on plantations in the state of louisiana for 12 years. Solomon northup is born a free man in upstate new york in july of 1808. His experiences are the subject of the book and film 12 years a slave.

The narrative twelve years a slave is a mesmerizing memoir of the life of solomon northup. As a result, platt is hired out to judge turners sugar plantation to earn money for epps. Twelve years a slave is the story of solomon northup, an african american who was born free in new york in the early 1800s. Librivox recording of twelve years a s lave, by solomon northup. After four days, william ford accompanies platt back to tibeats and the plantation in bayou boeuf. Upon reuniting with his family in a truly touching scene, he applies pen to paper and gives us this brave book. To understand a historical development, however, a literary analysis of the works isnt. This harrowing true story of solomon northup was the basis for the academy awardwinning film 12 years a s lave. Solomon northups 12 years a s lave recounts the authors life story as a free black man from the north who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the precivil war south the son of an emancipated slave, northup was born free.

I had not then learned the measure of mans inhumanity to man, nor to what limitless extent of wickedness he will go for the love of gain. After a minor disagreement, tibeats attacks platt with a hatchet. Northup, who was a free african american living in saratoga, new york, had no idea what was in store for him when he was approached by two circus promoters with an offer of a brief high paying job as a musician with their traveling circus. The book twelve years a s lave is wonderfully written and sadly hundreds of stories that are true and need to be written. He faces the hardships of being a slave under the hands of a few different slave owners.

In 1841, african american solomon northup, a free man, is kidnapped and forced into slavery under the name platt for 12 years. Born free and illegally kidnapped, he spends 12 years in slavery before achieving his freedom. As a result, platt is hired out to judge turners sugar plantation to earn money for. Books similar to 12 years a slave and other slave narratives 12 years a slave and other slave narratives. Narrated by louis gossett, in a smooth tone that made you feel that he really was solomon northup, retelling his days and months and years with all of his rights as a. Sure, helter skelter is an important piece of work, but the scary. Through faith, will power, and courage northup must survive and endure those 12 years as a slave. In 1841, solomon northup was captured and forced into slavery for a period of 12 years. Twelve years a slave is a roughlly 300 page book that once you pickup you just cant put it down. Solomon northups 12 years a s lave recounts the authors life story as a free black man from the north who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the precivil war south the son of an emancipated slave. Northups book, dedicated to stowe, sold 30,000 copies, making it a bestseller in its own right. Summary, online text at documenting the american south, university of north carolina, accessed 19 july. Twelve years a s lave is the memoir of a freeborn african american from new york who is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in 12 years a slave, which you can use to track the themes throughout.

Twelve years a slave, a bestseller in its time, became a major motion. Platt spends a month in relative safety at tanners plantation before returning to work for tibeats. The next midnight, in the cover of darkness, burch and radburn move solomon, eliza, and the other slaves to a steamboat moored on the potomac river. The project gutenberg ebook of twelve years a slave, by solomon northup this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Twelve years a slave is an 1853 memoir and slave narrative by american solomon northup as. Books similar to 12 years a slave and other slave narratives. Unlike at cotton picking, platt is a natural at harvesting sugar cane. For the past eighteen years, sethe, an ex slave, and her daughter, denver, have been living in a house that is haunted. The book was expanded and reissued by praeger in august 20 as solomon northup. The complete story of the author of twelve years a s.

It deserves a wide readership as much for its insights into slavery and antebellum america as its consideration of man, mind, and spirit. It takes only a few days for tibeats to become violent. Twelve years a s lave is the autobiographical account of solomon northups years spent as a slave in louisiana. The online edition has duplicate pages and is missing several pages e. Twelve years a s lave is a book that absolutely inhabits the intersection of american history and american literature, and should be read and understood in that context. At william fords plantation, platt is given shelter and treated with kindness, which he tries to repay by working in fords wifes garden. A blight of caterpillars destroys the cotton crops of epps and his neighbors. His memoir of the experience, twelve years a slave, was published in 1853, during his first year back as a free man.

The original text of classic works sidebyside with an easytounderstand translation. First published in 1853, twelve years a s lave is solomon northups harrowing memoir of being tricked into slavery. This study guide consists of approximately 29 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of twelve years a s lave. Twelve years a slave study guide contains a biography of solomon northup, literature essays, a complete etext, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. It tells the story of soloman northrup, who actually is the writer, who was a second gen free. Twelve years a s lave 1853, i have a dream 1963 and 12 years a slave 2014. Eliza spends her first night in burchs slave pen mourning her situation and the deception that delivered her children into this place. Northup was freed in 1853 with help from colleagues and friends. The books appendix c provides the publishing history for twelve years a s lave during the 19th century. He worked on plantations in the state of louisiana, where he remained for 12 years. Free man in chapters i and ii, northup tells of his life as a. He lived, worked, and married in upstate new york, where his family resided. Dear reader, the first thing i learned from this book.

Twelve years a s lave was recorded by david wilson, a white lawyer and legislator from new york who claimed to have presented a faithful history of solomon northups life, as i received it from his lips p. I guess i might have been expecting something else, maybe they could have chopped out half of this book and i would have rated it higher. In it, he takes the reader on an unforgettable journey from the slave. Twelve years a slave by solomon northup free ebook. It not only gives you details about slavery and the lifestyle, but the lawful side of it also. It takes only a few days for tibeats to become violent again.