Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup

Twelve Years a Slave

Solomon Northup

154 pages first pub 1853 (editions)

nonfiction classics history memoir challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

In this riveting true story, Academy Award winner Louis Gossett, Jr., masterfully transports us to 1840s New York, Louisiana,and Washington, DC, to experience the kidnapping and twelve-year bondage of Solomon Northup, a free man of color. Publishe...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 5,288 reviews

Moods

emotional 71%
sad 69%
informative 65%
dark 63%
challenging 53%
reflective 43%
tense 33%
inspiring 26%
hopeful 12%
adventurous 4%
mysterious 1%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 27%
fast 14%

Average rating

4.2

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...