Twelve Years a Slave - Level 2

Solomon Northup left home in 1841 as a free black man. He wanted to go and work in New York City for a few days, see the city, and then return home to his wife and children. But this was the start of a terrible journey for Solomon: a journey into kidnap and slavery, which did not end for twelve years. His kidnappers took him in chains to the cotton and sugar plantations of the southern states, far from his family. Every day brought more cruelty and pain, but Solomon
never stopped thinking of ways to escape. This is the true story of his life.

Summary

Solomon Northup left home in 1841 as a free black man. He wanted to go and work in New York City for a few days, see the city, and then return home to his wife and children. But this was the start of a terrible journey for Solomon: a journey into kidnap and slavery, which did not end for twelve years. His kidnappers took him in chains to the cotton and sugar plantations of the southern states, far from his family. Every day brought more cruelty and pain, but Solomon never stopped thinking of ways to escape. This is the true story of his life.

Foreword

Solomon Northup left home in 1841 as a free man. But it was the start of a terrible journey into kidnap and slavery.

Product details

• Authors: Solomon Northup, Northup Solomon
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9780194024112
• ISBN: 978-0-19-402411-2
• No. of pages: 72
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 4 mm
• Series: Oxford Bookworms Library Current Edition; Print on demand; Oxford Bookworms Library Current Edition; Oxford Bookworms Library
• Subjects: Education and learning > Readings/interpretations/reading notes > English; English, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / English as a Second Language, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Readers, Language readers, ELT Literature & Fiction Readers