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Stolen into slavery : the true story of Solomon Northup, free black man / by Judy and Dennis Fradin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fradin, Judith Bloom.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Enslaved persons--United States--Biography.
- Enslaved persons.
- Slavery.
- History.
- Plantation life.
- African Americans--Biography.
- African Americans.
- Plantation life--Louisiana--History--19th century.
- Slavery--Louisiana--History--19th century.
- Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?.
- Northup, Solomon.
- Northup, Solomon, 1808-.
- Louisiana.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Literature.
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 120 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 2012.
- Summary:
- The true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man living in upstate New York, who was kidnapped in 1841 and spent 12 years as a slave on deadly Louisiana coastal plantations.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 "Well, My Boy, How Do You Feel Now?"
- ch. 2 "I Wished for Wings"
- ch. 3 "I Will Learn You Your Name!"
- ch. 4 Life Is Dear to Every Living Thing
- ch. 5 "A Song of Peace"
- ch. 6 "If I Ever Catch You With a Book"
- ch. 7 "I Am Here Now a Slave"
- ch. 8 "How Can I End My Days Here?"
- ch. 9 "Solomon Northup Is My Name!"
- ch. 10 "I Had Been Restored to Happiness and Liberty".
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Carter G. Woodson Book Award, Secondary Level, 2013
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781426309373
- 1426309376
- 9781426309380
- 1426309384
- 1426318359
- 9781426318351
- OCLC:
- 713188697
- Publisher Number:
- 99990724672
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