This unforgettable memoir was the basis for the Academy Award nominated film 12 Years a Slave.
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These are the true accounts of his Twelve hard Years as a Slave - many believe this memoir is even more graphic and disturbing than the film.
Then one day he was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in the deep south.
He lived the American dream, with a house and a loving family - a wife and two kids.
This is the true story of Solomon Northup, who was born and raised as a freeman in New York.
This unforgettable memoir was the basis for the Academy Award nominated film 12 Years a Slave