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eBook details
- Title: Solomon Northup's Kindred
- Author : David Fiske
- Release Date : January 18, 2016
- Genre: United States,Books,History,Nonfiction,Social Science,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 12817 KB
Description
Kidnapping was a lucrative crime in antebellum America, and many American citizens—especially free blacks—were abducted for profit. This book reveals the untold stories of the captured.
• Features portraits, sketches, and images of documents and newspaper articles related to kidnapping
• Identifies the numerous factors that led to the lucrative business of kidnapping
• Describes the physical and psychological subduing of victims
• Includes the perspectives of those who tried to help: educators, crusaders, rescuers, and cooperative slave owners