01155cam a2200241 4500 771345770 TxAuBib 20140221120000.0 131123s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781843914716 PAP $15.95 1843914719 PAP $15.95 TxAuBib Northup, Solomon. Twelve Years a Slave [Book] : A Memoir of Kidnap, Slavery and Liberation. London : Trafalgar Square, 2013. 300 p. ; 20 cm. Born a free man in New York State in 1808, Solomon Northup was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., in 1841. He spent the next 12 years as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation, and during this time he was frequently abused and often afraid for his life. This is his detailed description of slave life and plantation society. 20140221. Eleanor Steele Blocher Endowment Fund. Northup, Solomon, -- 1808-1863. Slaves -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century -- Biography. Slaves -- Abuse of.