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Ira Berlin

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1) Many thousands gone: the first two centuries of slavery in North America

Author

Berlin, Ira

Publisher

Belknap Press of Harvard University Press

Pub. Date

1998

Language

English

2) Twelve years a slave

Author

Northup, Solomon

Series

Dover thrift editions

Language

English

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The Book Was Better

Formats

Book - Regular Print, eBook, Kindle

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"Born a free man in New York State in 1808, Solomon Northup was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., in 1841. He spent the next twelve harrowing years of his life as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation. During this time he was frequently abused and often afraid for his life. After regaining his freedom in 1853, Northup decided to publish this gripping autobiographical account of his captivity. As an educated man, Northup was able to present an exceptionally...