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    Solomon Northup

    Solomon Northup was a free man living and working in New York in the years before the Civil War. He was kidnapped and enslaved in 1841 and freed twelve years later in 1853. He lived the rest of his life as a free man, but the date and nature of his death are to this day unknown.

    Solomon Northup

    Solomon Northup was a free man living and working in New York in the years before the Civil War. He was kidnapped and enslaved in 1841 and freed twelve years later in 1853. He lived the rest of his life as a free man, but the date and nature of his death are to this day unknown.

    Books by Solomon Northup

    • Twelve Years a Slave: A Norton Critical Edition

      Solomon Northup, Kevin M. Burke, Henry Louis Gates Jr.

      First Edition, Paperback, 2017

      This Norton Critical Edition of Solomon Northup’s harrowing autobiography is based on the 1853 first edition. It is accompanied by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s introduction and detailed explanatory...

    • Twelve Years a Slave: A Norton Critical Edition

      Solomon Northup, Kevin M. Burke, Henry Louis Gates Jr.

      First Edition, E Book, 2021

      This Norton Critical Edition of Solomon Northup’s harrowing autobiography is based on the 1853 first edition. It is accompanied by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s introduction and detailed explanatory...

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