This harrowing true story of Solomon Northup, the basis for the Academy Award-winning film 12 Years a Slave, takes the reader on an unforgettable journey from the slave markets in Washington, D.C., and New Orleans to the major cotton and sugar plantations in Louisiana.
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LOUISIANA. NORTHUP, SOLOMON.--1808-1863.
PLANTATION LIFE. SLAVERY. SLAVES. AFRICAN AMERICANS. SLAVES' WRITINGS--AMERICAN.