Twelve Years a Slave
Northrup, Solomon / Editions, Mint Twelve Years a Slave (1853) is the powerful narrative memoir from Solomon Northup, a northern freeman who was was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the deep south. Under the inhumane barbarity of ruthless masters, and through years of inconceivable suffering, Northup’s innate goodness shines through in this extraordinary account of human resiliency.