Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup and Thirty Years a Slave by Louis Hughes with Illustrations by Nicholas Tamblyn and Katherine Eglund

This volume brings together two powerful firsthand accounts of slavery in America. Solomon Northup's 'Twelve Years a Slave' details his kidnapping and subsequent enslavement, offering a harrowing look at the realities of the antebellum South. Louis Hughes's 'Thirty Years a Slave' provides another perspective on the brutal institution, chronicling his life from birth into bondage through his eventual escape. Both narratives are essential historical documents, illuminated by new illustrations.