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12 Years a Slave: Illustrated Edition (Includes Additional Slave Narratives, including Uncle Tom's Cabin)
by Solomon Northup, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Ann Jacobs, Booker T. Washington, Maplewood Books

Published: 2014-01-15
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Now a Major Motion Picture

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.

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Now a Major Motion Picture

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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