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The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1998, and was written by warren fellows. Solomon was then taken to louisiana, where he remained in slavery for twelve years. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading twelve years a slave. It is notjust a rehashed or annotated edition of northups autobiography which is the case for the other available books about northup. Download solomon northups twelve years a slave for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile. Revolution to the civil war 17831861 african americans biography.
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