About The Book: Solomon Northup, a diligent farmer and skilled violinist, is born a free man of color. Residing contentedly with his family in Saratoga County, New York, his life takes a drastic turn when a job offer at a circus becomes a treacherous trap. Deceived, drugged, and abducted, Northup is sold into slavery. Over the ensuing twelve years, he endures the hardships of bondage under various masters. His poignant memoir, "Twelve Years a Slave," vividly recounts his struggle for survival and freedom, standing as one of the most compelling slave narratives ever penned. About The Author:, Solomon Northup (c.?18071808c.?1864) was a free-born African American and author of "Twelve Years a Slave." 1853, he exposed the injustice. Northup's memoir, "Twelve Years a Slave," published in 1853, detailed his ordeal, and he became an abolitionist speaker CONTENTS: EDITORS PREFACE ...........................................................................................11, NARRATIVE OF SOLOMON NORTHUP ............................................................. 13, CHAPTER -I ......................................................................................................... 14, INTRODUCTORYANCESTRYTHE NORTHUP FAMILYBIRTH AND PARENTAGE MINTUS NORTHUPMARRIAGE WITH ANNE HAMPTONGOOD RESOLU-TIONS CHAMPLAIN CANALRAFTING EXCURSION TO CANADAFARMINGTHE VIOLIN COOKINGREMOVAL TO SARATOGAPARKER AND PERRYSLAVES AND SLAVERY THE CHILDRENTHE BEGINNING OF SORROW., CHAPTER -II ....................................................................................................... 20, THE TWO STRANGERSTHECIRCUSCOMPANYDEPARTURE FROMSARATOGAVEN-TRILOQUISM AND LEGERDEMAINJOURNEY TO NEW-YORKFREE PAPERSBROWN AND HAMILTONTHE HASTE TO REACH THE CIRCUSARRIVAL IN WASHINGTON FUNERAL OF HARRISONTHE SUDDEN SICKNESSTHE TORMENT OF THIRSTTHE RECEDING LIGHTIN SENSIBILITYCHAINS AND DARKNESS., CHAPTER -III ...................................................................................................... 26, PAINFUL MEDITATIONSJAMES H. BURCHWILLIAMS SLAVE PEN IN WASHINGTON THE LACKEY, RADBURNASSERT MY FREEDOMTHE ANGER OF THE TRADERTHE PADDLE AND CAT-O-NINETAILSTHE WHIPPINGNEW ACQUAINTANCESRAY, WIL-LIAMS, AND RANDALLARRIVAL OF LITTLE EMILY AND HER MOTHER IN THE PEN MATERNAL SORROWSTHE STORY OF ELIZA., CHAPTER -IV ...................................................................................................... 34, ELIZAS SORROWSPREPARATION TO EMBARKDRIVEN THROUGH THE STREETS OF WASHINGTONHAIL, COLUMBIATHE TOMB OF WASHINGTONCLEM RAYTHE BREAKFAST ON THE STEAMERTHE HAPPY BIRDSAQUIA CREEKFREDERICKS-BURGHARRIVAL IN RICHMONDGOODIN AND HIS SLAVE PENROBERT, OF CINCINNATIDAVID AND HIS WIFEMARY AND LETHECLEMS RETURNHIS SUBSEQUENT ESCAPE TO CANADATHE BRIG OR LEANSJAMES H. BURCH., CHAPTER -V ....................................................................................................... 40, ARRIVAL AT NORFOLKFREDERICK AND MARIAARTHUR, THE FREEMANAP-POINTED STEWARDJIM, CUFFEE, AND JENNYTHE STORMBAHAMA BANKSTHE CALMTHE CONSPIRACYTHE LONG BOATTHE SMALL-POXDEATH OF ROBERT MANNING, THE SAILORTHE MEETING IN THE FORECASTLETHE LETTERARRIVAL AT NEW-ORLEANSARTHURS RESCUETHEOPHILUS FREEMAN, THE CONSIGNEE PLATTFIRST NIGHT IN THE NEW-ORLEANS SLAVE PEN., CHAPTER -VI ...................................................................................................... 47, FREEMANS INDUSTRYCLEANLINESS AND CLOTHESEXERCISING IN THE SHOW ROOMTHE DANCEBOB, THE FIDDLERARRIVAL OF CUSTOMERSSLAVES EXAM-INEDTHE OLD GENTLEMAN OF NEW-ORLEANSSALE OF DAVID, CAROLINE AND LETHEPARTING OF RANDALL AND ELIZASMALL POXTHE HOSPITALRECOVERY AND RETURN TO FREEMANS SLAVE PENTHE PURCHASER OF ELIZA, HARRY AND PLATTELIZAS AGONY ON PARTING FROM LITTLE EMILY., CHAPTER -VII .................................................................................................... 53, THE STEAMBOAT RODOLPHDEPARTURE FROM NEW-ORLEANSWILLIAM FORD ARRIVAL AT ALEXANDRIA, ON RED RIVERRESOLUTIONSTHE GREAT PINE WOODS WILD CATTLEMARTINS SUMMER RESIDENCETHE TEXAS ROADARRIVAL AT MASTER FORDSROSEMISTRESS FORDSALLY, AND HER CHILDRENJOHN, THE COOKWALTER, SAM, AND ANTONYTHE MILLS ON INDIAN CREEKSABBATH DAYSSAMS CONVERSIONTHE PROFIT OF KINDNESSRAFTINGADAM TAYDEM, THE LITTLE WHITE MANCASCALLA AND HIS TRIBETHE INDIAN BALLJOHN M. TIBEATSTHE STORM APPROACHING., CHAPTER -VIII ................................................................................................... 62, FORDS EMBARRASSMENTSTHE SALE TO TIBEATSTHE CHATTEL MORTGAGEMIS-TRESS FORDS PLANTATION ON BAYOU BUFDESCRIPTION OF THE LATTERFORDS BROTHER-IN-LAW, PETER TANNERMEETING WITH ELIZASHE STILL MOURNS FOR HER CHILDRENFORDS OVERSEER, CHAPINTIBEATS ABUSETHE KEG OF NAILS THE FIRST FIGHT WITH TIBEATSHIS DISCOMFITURE AND CASTIGATIONTHE AT-TEMPT TO HANG MECHAPINS INTERFERENCE AND SPEECHUNHAPPY REFLEC-TIONSABRUPT DEPARTURE OF TIBEATS, COOK AND RAMSAYLAWSON AND THE BROWN MULEMES SAGE TO THE PINE WOODS., CHAPTER -IX ...................................................................................................... 69, THE HOT SUNYET BOUNDTHE CORDS SINK INTO MY FLESHCHAPINS UNEASI-NESSSPECULATIONRACHEL, AND HER CUP OF WATERSUFFERING INCREASES THE HAPPINESS OF SLAVERYARRIVAL OF FORDHE CUTS THE CORDS WHICH BIND ME, AND TAKES THE ROPE FROM MY NECKMISERYTHE GATHERING OF THE SLAVES IN ELIZAS CABINTHEIR KINDNESSRACHEL REPEATS THE OCCURRENCES OF THE DAYLAWSON ENTERTAINS HIS COMPANIONS WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HIS RIDE CHAPINS APPREHENSIONS OF TIBEATSHIRED TO PETER TANNERPETER EXPOUNDS THE SCRIPTURESDESCRIPTION OF THE STOCKS., CHAPTER -X ....................................................................................................... 76, RETURN TO TIBEATSIMPOSSIBILITY OF PLEASING HIMHE ATTACKS ME WITH A HATCHETTHE STRUGGLE OVER THE BROAD AXETHE TEMPTATION TO MURDER HIMESCAPE ACROSS THE PLANTATIONOBSERVATIONS FROM THE FENCETIBEATS APPROACHES, FOLLOWED BY THE HOUNDSTHEY TAKE MY TRACKTHEIR LOUD YELLSTHEY ALMOST OVER-TAKE MEI REACH THE WATERTHE HOUNDS CONFUSEDMOCCASIN SNAKESALLI-GATORSNIGHT IN THE GREAT PACOUDRIE SWAMPTHE SOUNDS OF LIFENORTH-WEST COURSEEMERGE INTO THE PINE WOODSTHE SLAVE AND HIS YOUNG MASTERARRIVAL AT FORDSFOOD AND REST., CHAPTER -XI ...................................................................................................... 84, THE MISTRESS GARDENTHE CRIMSON AND GOLDEN FRUITORANGE AND POMEGRANATE TREESRETURN TO BAYOU BUFMASTER FORDS REMARKS ON THE WAYTHE MEETING WITH TIBEATSHIS ACCOUNT OF THE CHASEFORD CENSURES HIS BRUTALITYARRIVALAT THE PLANTATIONASTONISHMENT OF THE SLAVES ON SEEING METHE ANTICIPATED FLOGGINGKENTUCKY JOHNMR. ELDRET, THE PLANTERELDRETS SAMTRIP TO THE BIG CANE BRAKETHE TRADITION OF SUTTONS FIELDFOREST TREESGNATS AND MOSQUITOSTHE ARRIVAL OF BLACK WOMEN IN THE BIG CANELUMBER WOMENSUDDEN APPEARANCE OF TIBEATSHIS PROVOKING TREATMENTVISIT TO BAYOU BUFTHE SLAVE PASSSOUTHERN HOSPITALITYTHE LAST OF ELIZASALE TO EDWIN EPPS., CHAPTER -XII .................................................................................................... 93, PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF EPPSEPPS, DRUNK AND SOBERA GLIMPSE OF HIS HISTORYCOTTON GROWINGTHE MODE OF PLOUGHING AND PREPARING GROUNDOFPLANTINGOFHOEING,OF PICKING,OF TREATINGRAW HANDSTHE DIFFERENCE IN COTTON PICKERSPATSEY A REMARKABLE ONETASKED ACCORDING TO ABILITYBEAUTY OF A COTTON FIELDTHE SLAVES LABORSFEAR ON APPROACHING THE GIN-HOUSEWEIGHINGCHORESCABIN LIFETHE CORN MILLTHE USES OF THE GOURDFEAR OF OVERSLEEPINGFEAR CONTINUALLYMODE OF CULTIVATING CORNSWEET POTATOESFERTILITY OF, THE SOILFATTENING HOGSPRESERVING BACONRAISING CATTLESHOOTINGMATCHESGARDEN PRODUCTSFLOWERS AND VERDURE., CHAPTER -XIII ................................................................................................ 101, THE CURIOUS AXE-HELVESYMPTOMS OF APPROACHING ILLNESSCONTINUE TO DECLINETHE WHIP INEFFECTUALCONFINED TO THE CABINVISIT BY DR. WINESPARTIAL RECOVERYFAILURE AT COTTON PICKINGWHAT MAY BE HEARD ON EPPS PLANTATIONLASHES GRADUATEDEPPS IN A WHIPPING MOODEPPS IN A DANCING MOODDESCRIP-TION OF THE DANCELOSS OF REST NO EXCUSEEPPS CHARACTERISTICSJIM BURNS REMOVAL FROM HUFF POWER TO BAYOU BUF DESCRIPTION OF UNCLE ABRAM; OF WILEY; OF AUNT PHEBE; OF BOB, HENRY, AND EDWARD; OF PATSEY; WITH A GENEALOGICAL ACCOUNT OF EACHSOMETHING OF THEIR PAST HISTORY, AND PECULIAR CHARACTERISTICSJEALOUSY AND LUST PATSEY, THE VICTIM., CHAPTER -XIV ................................................................................................. 109, DESTRUCTIONOFTHECOTTONCROP IN 1845DEMANDFORLABORERSIN ST.MARYS PARISHSENT THITHER IN A DROVETHE ORDER OF THE MARCHTHE GRAND COTEAUHIRED TO JUDGE TURNER ON BAYOU SALLEAPPOINTED DRIVER IN HIS SUGAR HOUSESUNDAY SERVICES SLAVE FURNITURE, HOW OBTAINEDTHE PARTY AT YARNEYS IN CENTREVILLEGOOD FORTUNETHE CAPTAIN OF THE STEAMER HIS REFUSAL TO SECRETE MERETURN TO BAYOU BUFSIGHT OF TIBEATS PATSEYS SORROWSTUMULT AND CONTENTIONHUNTING THE COON AND OPOSSUMTHE CUNNING OF THE LATTERTHE LEAN CONDITION OF THE SLAVE DESCRIPTION OF THE FISH TRAPTHE MURDER OF THE MAN FROM NATCHEZEPPS CHALLENGED BY MARSHALLTHE INFLUENCE OF SLAVERYTHE LOVE OF FREEDOM., CHAPTER -XV .................................................................................................. 118, LABORS ON SUGAR PLANTATIONSTHE MODE OF PLANTING CANEOF HOEING CANECANE RICKSCUTTING CANEDESCRIPTION OF THE CANE KNIFEWIN-ROWINGPREPARING FOR SUCCEEDING CROPSDESCRIPTION OF HAWKINS SUGAR MILL ON BAYOU BUFTHE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYSTHE CARNIVAL SEASON OF THE CHILDREN OF BONDAGETHE CHRISTMAS SUPPERRED, THE FAVORITE COLOR THE VIOLIN, AND THE CONSOLATION IT AFFORDEDTHE CHRISTMAS DANCE LIVELY, THE COQUETTESAM ROBERTS, AND HIS RIVALSSLAVE SONGSSOUTHERN LIFE AS IT ISTHREE DAYS IN THE YEARTHE SYSTEM OF MARRIAGEUNCLE ABRAMS CONTEMPT OF MATRIMONY., CHAPTER -XVI ................................................................................................. 126, OVERSEERSHOW THEY ARE ARMED AND ACCOMPANIEDTHE HOMICIDEHIS EXECUTION AT MARKSVILLESLAVE-DRIVERSAPPOINTED DRIVER ON REMOVING TO BAYOU BUFPRACTICE MAKES PERFECTEPPS ATTEMPT TO CUT PLATTS THROATTHE ESCAPE FROM HIMPROTECTED BY THE MISTRESSFORBIDS READING AND WRITINGOBTAIN A SHEET OF PAPER AFTER NINE YEARS EFFORT THE LETTERARMSBY, THE MEAN WHITEPARTIALLY CONFIDE IN HIMHIS TREACHERYEPPS SUSPICIONSHOW THEY WERE QUIETEDBURNING THE LETTERARMSBY LEAVES THE BAYOUDISAPPOINTMENT AND DESPAIR., CHAPTER -XVII ............................................................................................... 133, WILEY DISREGARDS THE COUNSELS OF AUNT PHEBE AND UNCLE ABRAM, AND IS CAUGHT BY THE PATROLLERSTHE ORGANIZATION AND DUTIES OF THE LATTER WILEY RUNS AWAYSPECULATIONS IN REGARD TO HIMHIS UNEXPECTED RETURN HIS CAPTURE ON RED RIVER, AND CONFINEMENT IN ALEXANDRIA JAILDISCOVERED BY JOSEPH B. ROBERTSSUBDUING DOGS IN ANTICIPATION OF ESCAPETHE FUGITIVES IN THE GREAT PINE WOODSCAPTURED BY ADAM TAYDEM AND THE INDIANSAUGUSTUS KILLED BY DOGSNELLY, ELDRETS SLAVE WOMANTHE STORY OF CELESTETHE CONCERTED MOVEMENTLEW CHENEY, THE TRAITORTHE IDEA OF INSURRECTION., CHAPTER -XVIII ............................................................................................. 141, ONIEL, THE TANNERCONVERSATION WITH AUNT PHEBE OVERHEARDEPPS IN THE TANNING BUSINESSSTABBING OF UNCLE ABRAMTHE UGLY WOUNDEPPS IS JEALOUSPATSEY IS MISSINGHER RETURN FROM SHAWSHARRIET, SHAWSBLACK, WIFEEPPS ENRAGEDPATSEY DENIES HIS CHARGESSHE IS TIED DOWN NAKED TO FOUR STAKESTHE INHUMAN FLOGGINGFLAYING OF PATSEYTHE BEAUTY OF THE DAYTHE BUCKET OF SALT WATERTHE DRESS STIFF WITH BLOODPATSEY GROWS MELANCHOLYHER IDEA OF GOD AND ETERNITYOF HEAVEN AND FREEDOMTHE EFFECT OF SLAVE-WHIPPINGEPPS OLDEST SONTHE CHILD IS FATHER TO THE MAN., CHAPTER -XIX ............................................................................................... 148, AVERY, OF BAYOU ROUGEPECULIARITY OF DWELLINGSEPPS BUILDS A NEW HOUSEBASS, THE CARPENTERHIS NOBLE QUALITIESHIS PERSONAL APPEARANCE AND ECCENT-RICITIESBASS AND EPPS DISCUSS THE QUESTION OF SLAVERYEPPS OPINION OF BASSI MAKE MYSELF KNOWN TO HIMOUR CONVERSATIONHIS SURPRISETHE MIDNIGHT MEETING ON THE BAYOU BANKBASS ASSURANCES DECLARES WAR AGAINST SLAVERYWHY I DID NOT DISCLOSE MY HISTORYBASS WRITES LETTERSCOPY OF HIS LETTER TO MESSRS. PARKER AND PERRYTHE FEVER OF SUSPENSEDIS-APPOINTMENTSBASS ENDEAVORS TO CHEER MEMY FAITH IN HIM., CHAPTER -XX ................................................................................................. 157, BASS FAITHFUL TO HIS WORDHIS ARRIVAL ON CHRISTMAS EVETHE DIFFICULTY OF OBTAINING AN INTERVIEWTHE MEETING IN THE CABINNON-ARRIVAL OF THE LETTERBASS ANNOUNCES HIS INTENTION TO PROCEED NORTHCHRISTMAS CONVERSATION BETWEEN EPPSAND BASSYOUNG MISTRESS MCOY, THE BEAUTY OF BAYOU BUFTHE NE PLUS ULTRA OF DINNERSMUSIC AND DANCINGPRESENCE OF THE MISTRESSHER EXCEEDING BEAUTYTHE LAST SLAVE DANCEWILLIAM PIERCEOVERSLEEP MYSELFTHE LAST WHIPPINGDESPONDENCYTHE COLD MORNINGEPPS THREATSTHE PASSING CARRIAGESTRANGERS APPROACHING THROUGH THE COTTON-FIELDLAST HOUR ON BAYOU BUF., CHAPTER -XXI ............................................................................................... 163, THE LETTER REACHES SARATOGAIS FORWARDED TO ANNEIS LAID BEFORE HENRY, B. NORTHUPTHE STATUTE OF MAY 14, 1840ITS PROVISIONSANNES MEMORIAL TO THE GOVERNORTHE AFFIDAVITS ACCOMPANYING ITSENATOR SOULES LETTER DEPARTURE OF THE AGENT APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNORARRIVAL AT MARKS-VILLETHE HON. JOHN P. WADDILLTHE CONVERSATION ON NEW-YORK POLITICS IT SUGGESTS A FORTUNATE IDEATHE MEETING WITH BASSTHE SECRET OUT LEGAL PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTEDDEPARTURE OF NORTHUP AND THE SHERIFF FROM MARKSVILLE FOR BAYOU BUFARRANGEMENTS ON THE WAYREACH EPPS PLANTATIONDISCOVER HIS SLAVES IN THE COTTON FIELDTHE MEETINGTHE FAREWELL., CHAPTER -XXII .............................................................................................. 175, ARRIVAL IN NEW-ORLEANSGLIMPSE OF FREEMANGENOIS, THE RECORDERHIS DESCRIPTION OF SOLOMONREACH CHARLESTONINTERRUPTED BY CUSTOM HOUSE OFFICERSPASS THROUGH RICHMONDARRIVAL IN WASHINGTONBURCH ARRESTEDSHEKELS AND THORNTHEIR TESTIMONYBURCH ACQUITTED ARREST OF SOLOMONBURCH WITHDRAWS THE COMPLAINTTHE HIGHER TRIBUNALDEPARTURE FROM WASHINGTONARRIVAL AT SANDY HILLOLD FRIENDS AND FAMILIAR SCENESPROCEED TO GLENS FALLSMEETING WITH ANNE, MARGARET AND ELIZABETHSOLOMON NORTHUP STAUNTONINCIDENTS CONCLUSION., APPENDIX .......................................................................................................... 182, The Title '12 Years Slave: A True Story written/authored/edited by Solomon Northup', published in the year 2024. The ISBN 9789356631755 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 198 (Pages). The publisher of this title is GenNext Publication. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is True Accounts. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms