Twelve 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 LouisianaDescribes the life in slavery of Solomon Northup from Saratoga, N.Y., born a free Black man. |
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acquainted Anne Northup appearance arrival Aunt Phebe Bass Bayou Bœuf Big Cane Burch cabin called Champlain canal Chapin Cheneyville colored corn cotton field dance deponent dogs door Edwin Epps Eliza Emily entered eyes fear feet Ford's Fort Edward free citizen freedom Freeman Glens Falls ground hand heard heart Holmesville Huff Power hundred Jim Burns knew labor lash length letter liberty living looked Louisiana manner Marksville Master Epps Master Ford miles Mintus Northup morning mule never New-Orleans New-York nigger night overseer parish of Avoyelles pass Patsey piazza Pine Woods plantation planter Platt Radburn reached Red River resided Sandy Hill Saratoga Shekels sheriff side slave pen slavery Solomon Northup soon standing sugar swamp thought Tibeats tion Uncle Abram utter violin voice Waddill walked Washington Washington county whip wife Wiley yard