Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup,a Citizen
The story that inspired the major motion picture,with an introduction by the bestselling author of Wench,Dolen Perkins-Valdez,Twelve Years a Slave is a harrowing,vividly detailed,and utterly unforgettable account of slavery. Solomon Northup was an entrepreneur and dedicated family man,father to three young children,Elizabeth,Margaret,and Alonzo. What little free time he had after long days of manual and farm labor he spent reading books and playing the violin. Though his father