{"product_id":"2940150838833","title":"Twelve Years a Slave (illustrated)","description":"The story of Solomon Northup is a bizarre and incredible one. Born a free black in New \u003cbr\u003eYork State in 1808, he was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., in 1841, and spent most \u003cbr\u003eof the next 12 years as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation. His years \u003cbr\u003ein this condition of servitude were filled with abuse, apprehension, and a \u003cbr\u003eprofound fear for his life (he narrowly escaped lynching). Northup's years \u003cbr\u003ein captivity are dramatically recounted here, as are his attempts to bring \u003cbr\u003echarges against the men who originally abducted him. An educated man when he \u003cbr\u003eentered slavery, Northup was able to write about the institution as both an \u003cbr\u003eoutsider and as one of its victims. The result was an exceptionally detailed \u003cbr\u003eand accurate description of slave life and plantation society. A bestseller \u003cbr\u003ein its time, the work is a moving, vital testament to one of slavery's 'many \u003cbr\u003ethousand gone' who retained his humanity in the bowels of degradation. In 2013 \u003cbr\u003ethe autobiography was turned into a blockbuster movie staring; Chiwetel Ejiofor, \u003cbr\u003eMichael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Lupita Nyong'o, \u003cbr\u003eSarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, Alfre Woodard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncludes unique illustrations.","brand":"Potter\/Ten Speed\/Harmony","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47068647915760,"sku":"2940150838833","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940150838833_p0.jpg?v=1763753652","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940150838833","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}