12 Year's a Slave as Written by Solomon Northup
Autor Solomon Northupen Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 noi 2013
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781304646965
ISBN-10: 1304646963
Pagini: 338
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Lulu
ISBN-10: 1304646963
Pagini: 338
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Lulu
Notă biografică
Solomon Northup was born a free man in Saratogo Springs, New York in 1808. His father, Mintus, had been a slave in his early life in service to the Northup family. When Mintus' master, Captain Henry Northup freed him in 1797, Mintus took the surname Northup as his own. Mintus was successful as a free man, meeting New York State's property requirements for black male voters, and was one of the few African-American's eligible to vote. Also, his children received a level of education that was considered high for blacks at that time.
On Christmas Day of 1829, Solomon married Anne Hampton. Solomon held many jobs to provide for his wife and three children. He owned a farm, played the violin in upscale hotels, and worked as a carpenter. In 1841, Solomon met two men who offered him employment as a fiddler for several performances in New York City. Solomon was then persuaded to travel to Washington d.c., where slavery was legal. When they arrived, Solomon was drugged, beaten, and placed on a ship to New Orleans where he was sold to William Ford. Solomon worked for two other owners, before he was sold to Edwin Epps. Here, Solomon toiled for ten years on a cotton plantation under the cruelty of Epps' whip.