HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. A shocking first-hand account of one man's remarkable fight for freedom which became an award-winning motion picture.
'Why had I not died in my young years - before God had given me children to love and live for? What unhappiness and suffering and sorrow it would have prevented. I sighed for liberty; but the bondsman's chain was round me, and could not be shaken off.'
1841: Solomon Northup is a successful violinist when he is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Taken from his family in New York State - with no hope of ever seeing them again - and forced to work on the cotton plantations in the Deep South, he spends the next twelve years in captivity until his eventual escape in 1853.
First published in 1853, this extraordinary true story proved to be a powerful voice in the debate over slavery in the years leading up to the Civil War. It is a true-life testament of one man's courage and conviction in the face of unfathomable injustice and brutality: its influence on the course of American history cannot be overstated.
| ISBN: | 9780007580422 |
| Publication date: | 6th February 2014 |
| Author: | Solomon Northup |
| Publisher: | William Collins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 304 pages |
| Series: | Collins Classics |
| Genres: |
Memoirs Political abduction, imprisonment, ‘Disappearance’ and assassination Autobiography: historical, political and military Social and cultural history Slavery and abolition of slavery Law: Human rights and civil liberties True stories of heroism, endurance and survival True stories of survival of abuse and injustice African history |
HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. A shocking first-hand account of one man's remarkable fight for freedom which became an award-winning motion picture.
'Why had I not died in my young years - before God had given me children to love and live for? What unhappiness and suffering and sorrow it would have prevented. I sighed for liberty; but the bondsman's chain was round me, and could not be shaken off.'
1841: Solomon Northup is a successful violinist when he is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Taken from his family in New York State - with no hope of ever seeing them again - and forced to work on the cotton plantations in the Deep South, he spends the next twelve years in captivity until his eventual escape in 1853.
First published in 1853, this extraordinary true story proved to be a powerful voice in the debate over slavery in the years leading up to the Civil War. It is a true-life testament of one man's courage and conviction in the face of unfathomable injustice and brutality: its influence on the course of American history cannot be overstated.
12 Years a Slave features in the following genres: Memoirs, Political abduction, imprisonment, ‘Disappearance’ and assassination, Autobiography: historical, political and military, Social and cultural history, Slavery and abolition of slavery, Law: Human rights and civil liberties, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, True stories of survival of abuse and injustice, African history
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12 Years a Slave was written by Solomon Northup and published by William Collins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
12 Years a Slave has 304 pages
Yes it is part of Collins Classics series
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