Twelve Years a Slave - Enhanced Edition by Dr. Sue Eakin Based on a Lifetime Project. New Info, Images, Maps

Twelve Years a Slave - Enhanced Edition by Dr. Sue Eakin Based on a Lifetime Project. New Info, Images, Maps

Author: Visit Amazon's Solomon Northup Page | Language: English | ISBN: 0989794814 | Format: PDF

Twelve Years a Slave - Enhanced Edition by Dr. Sue Eakin Based on a Lifetime Project. New Info, Images, Maps Description

Review

''Its truth is far greater than fiction.'' --Frederick Douglass, writer, former slave, and abolitionist

''A moving, vital testament to one of slavery's 'many thousands gone' who retained his humanity in the bowels of degradation. It is also a chilling insight into the 'peculiar institution.' '' --Saturday Review

''I can never read his account of his days in slavery, of his independence of spirit, of his determination to be free . . . without believing that it would make a difference in today's world if our contemporaries knew of such a man as Solomon Northup.'' --Dr. John Hope Franklin, past president of the American Historical Association, bestselling author, recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

''The extraordinary narrative of Solomon Northup is the most remarkable book that was ever issued from the American press.'' --Detroit Tribune(1853)

''Such a tale is more powerful than any fiction which can be conceived and elaborated.'' --Cincinnati Journal (1853)

''(Audiobook narrator) Gossett infuses the words with a quiet, seething power.'' --AudioFile

''The extraordinary narrative of Solomon Northup is the most remarkable book that was ever issued from the American press.'' --Detroit Tribune(1853)

''Such a tale is more powerful than any fiction which can be conceived and elaborated.'' --Cincinnati Journal (1853)

''(Audiobook narrator) Gossett infuses the words with a quiet, seething power.'' --AudioFile

''The extraordinary narrative of Solomon Northup is the most remarkable book that was ever issued from the American press.'' --Detroit Tribune(1853)

''Such a tale is more powerful than any fiction which can be conceived and elaborated.'' --Cincinnati Journal (1853)

''(Audiobook narrator) Gossett infuses the words with a quiet, seething power.'' --AudioFile --This text refers to the






Audio CD
edition.

About the Author

Author Bio:
SOLOMON NORTHUP (ca.1808-1870) was an African American who was born a free man in Saratoga Springs, New York. In 1841 he was kidnapped after being lured to Washington, DC, and sold into slavery in Louisiana. Following his courageous rescue came his riveting memoir, Twelve Years a Slave, which helped cement public opinion in favor of abolition leading up to the Civil War. Dr. Sue Eakin first discovered the story of Solomon Northup as a twelve-year old and her research of the narrative became her lifetime project. This audiobook is her authenticated edition of the work.

DR. SUE EAKIN (1918-2009) first discovered the story of Solomon Northup when she was twelve years old. Discovering that book on the library shelf of a plantation home in her native Louisiana determined her life's path. She went on to write her master's thesis about Solomon's story and, after decades of research, produced the first authenticated edition of the book in 1968. In 2007, at the age of eighty-eight, she completed a final, definitive edition with over one hundred pages of additional, fascinating information, never-before-published images, and unique maps related to the story.

Reader (Narrator) Bio:
LOUIS GOSSETT, Jr., is one of the most respected African American actors in film, television, stage, and voice-over history with a distinct voice that carries quiet authority. A triple-threat talent with an Emmy for Roots, an Oscar for Officer and a Gentleman, and a Golden Globe for The Josephine Baker Story, Gossett is in the upper echelons of elite actors. As an impassioned activist, he firmly believes in giving back to the community and has donated his performance royalties from the Twelve Years a Slave audiobook to his nonprofit organization, the Erascism Foundation, which focuses on planting the seeds of social tolerance with children and eliminating the stigma of racism.
--This text refers to the






Audio CD
edition.

• Product Details
• Table of Contents
• Reviews

• Paperback: 362 pages
• Publisher: Telemachus Press, LLC; 8.7.2013 edition (September 6, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0989794814
• ISBN-13: 978-0989794817
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

If you were, like me, looking to read Twelve Years a Slave and were looking through the various Kindle versions of the book, stop right here -- you've found the version you want. For just a dollar the Eakin "enhanced version" is absolutely loaded with historical features, annotations, and pictures that add tremendous depth and context to an amazing story, and is easily the best version on Amazon.

The Northup book itself is, of course, marvelous. As slave stories go, this one is, in my view, without peer. Northup's s captivating tale -- which has gained attention because of the movie that shares the book's title -- is told in exacting detail with an easy prose. He sets the stage masterfully, describing people and places before proceeding into the narrative. Unlike works of fiction, this book is so compelling because, by all accounts, it is true. There is no polemical axe to grind, as with Uncle Tom (a novel at one point wryly referenced by Northup). Here you see both the brutality of slavery and the moments of kindness by slaves and even some slave owners. Solomon tells the story with clarity and intelligence.

Because Twelve Years a Slave is in the public domain, I initially searched for free copies elsewhere. Unfortunately, the free versions I found on other sites were pretty badly formatted, so spending a dollar for a polished version on Amazon proved worthwhile. That said, while most of the Amazon versions are while noticeably cleaner than the free site versions, nearly all of the Amazon entries are barebones versions with no extra material, and most of their introductions, such as they are, are done by novelists or movie producers. That's fine, but at the end of the day they're not historians.

Sue Eakin is.

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