Stolen into slavery the true story of Solomon Northup, free black man / [electronic resource] :
by Judy Fradin and Dennis Fradin.
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2012.
- 1 online resource (120 p.) : ill., maps.
OSLIS\Gale Nat Geo eBooks(2/2/23).
Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-116) and index.
"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".
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.