12 Years a Slave

Exclusive to this Firestone Books edition:

- A glossary has been included explaining many archaic and foreign-language words.
- A short introduction detailing Solomon Northup's life before his twelve years of slavery.
- There has been light editing to the text to help the modern reader.
- At the end of the book there is a postscript detailing the author's life after his captivity.

Now a major motion picture, this remarkable memoir details Solomon Northup’s twelve years of slavery, from his capture and his being sold into servitude, to his eventual release. This classic text shows the sheer brutality that was inflicted on slaves in the Deep South, as well as the humanity that eventually helped Solomon regain his freedom.

First published in 1853, 12 Years a Slave is the extraordinary account of one man's courage in the face of cruelty and injustice.