Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup

Twelve Years a Slave

Solomon Northup

nonfiction classics history memoir challenging informative reflective slow-paced

200 pages | first published 1853

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Solomon Northup was born a free man in New York State. At the age of 33 he was kidnapped in Washington d.c. and placed in an underground slave pen. Northup was transported by ship to New Orleans where he was sold into slavery. He spent the next 12...
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emotional 69%
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informative 67%
dark 59%
challenging 54%
reflective 45%
tense 32%
inspiring 25%
hopeful 13%
adventurous 4%

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