Stolen into slavery : the true story of Solomon Northup, free black man
Title
:
Stolen into slavery : the true story of Solomon Northup, free black man
Author
:
Fradin, Judith Bloom.
ISBN
:
9781426309373
9781426309380
Publication Information
:
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2012.
Physical Description
:
120 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
:
"Well, my boy, how do you feel now?" -- "I wished for wings" -- "I will learn you your name!" -- Life is dear to every living thing -- "A song of peace" -- "If I ever catch you with a book" -- "I am here now a slave" -- "How can I end my days here?" -- "Solomon Northup is my name!" -- "I had been restored to happiness and liberty".
Reading Level
:
1060 L Lexile
Personal Subject
:
Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?
Subject Term
:
Slaves -- United States -- Biography.
African Americans -- Biography.
Plantation life -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century.
Slavery -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century.
Added Author
:
Fradin, Dennis B.
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.
Library | Call Number | Status |
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Stillwater Public Library | J 306.362 FRA | Nonfiction Collection |