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12 Years a Slave and Other Slave Narratives
1853
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Twelve Years a Slave tells the remarkable true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped in Washington D.C. in 1841 and sold into slavery—for twelve years. Included this edition of 12 Years a Slave are: • The complete unabridged text of Solomon Northup's Twelve Years a Slave, as well as the original classic illustrations, perfectly formatted for your Kindle reader. • Four additional slave narratives, including Uncle Tom's Cabin and The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. • Links to free, full-length audio recordings of the narratives included in this collection. • An individual, active Table of Contents for each book accessible from the Kindle "go to" feature. • Perfect formatting in rich text compatible with Kindle's Text-to-Speech features. • A low, can't-say-no price! Five Complete Works Five remarkable accounts of slavery in America. Works included: • Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup* includes original illustrations! • Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe* includes original illustrations by Hammatt Billings! • Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass • Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs • Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington Additional Resources: • A comprehensive list of the many film and television adaptations of the slave narratives included, as well as additional list of depictions of slavery in film. • Links to free, full-length audio recordings of the narratives included in this collection, as well as other slave narratives by other authors.

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