<p>Solomon Northup&#39;s memoir written in 1853 and now an award winning major motion picture. Mr. Northup recounts his powerful life story of being born a free man in New York, kidnapped and forced into slavery for twelve years and then freed and reunited with his wife and children.&nbsp;</p><p>12 YEARS A SLAVE: NARRATIVE OF SOLOMON NORTHUP, A CITIZEN OF NEW-YORK, KIDNAPPED IN WASHINGTON CITY IN 1841 AND RESCUED IN 1853, FROM A COTTON PLANTATION NEAR THE RED RIVER IN LOUISIANA.</p><p>'A moving, vital testament to one of slavery&rsquo;s many thousands gone who retained his humanity in the depths of degradation. It is also a chilling insight into the peculiar institution.'&nbsp;<br />
-Saturday Review<br />
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