![]() ![]() Northup’s perspective was unique in that he was a free man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery, which shocked Northerners, and that he had gained his freedom through legal, unimpeachable means and thus had nothing to fear by publishing. It is notable not only for its lucid description of plantation life, with detailed passages on the methods by which cotton and sugarcane were harvested and processed, and how slaves were fed, housed and punished, but also for the author's evenhanded treatment of his subject: although he denounces slavery as an institution, Northup expresses his gratitude to the masters who treated him with gentleness and generosity, and shows a surprising ability to forgive even the most unimaginable cruelties.(Summary by Rob Marland)įor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit . Solomon Northup’s Twelve Years a Slave provides an utterly visceral look at the horrors of slavery. ![]() Solomon Northup published his memoir the year he was rescued, 1853, and, arriving soon after Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin", it proved a bestseller. After being held for twelve years on a series of Louisiana plantations, he is eventually freed and reunited with his family. ![]() Twelve Years a Slave is the memoir of a freeborn African American from New York who is kidnapped and sold into slavery. LibriVox recording of Twelve Years a Slave, by Solomon Northup. ![]()
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