Twelve Years a Slave: E-Book | Audiobook

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Listen: Eliza’s Little Girl Sold

Below are images related to Solomon’s journey, from his origins in Sandy Hill and Saratoga Springs, New York, to his kidnapping in Washington, D.C., to his sale and captivity in Louisiana. You’ll also find a photo of Solomon’s present-day descendants in the “People” section.

New YorkOpen or Close

Saratoga Springs: Solomon’s home in 1841

1840’s Saratoga Springs map with story points

Sandy Hill map: Solomon’s original home

Saratoga’s United States Hotel (see location in Saratoga Springs map above)

Solomon’s only known signature

Grave of Mintus Northup
Washington D.C.Open or Close

Williams Slave Pen and map

Slave trader Birch’s company

Slave trader Birch’s grave

Photo of a slave pen in DC
New OrleansOpen or Close

Brig Orleans manifest, Solomon’s trip (listed as slave name Platt)

Image of slave auction in New Orleans

Advertisement: Slave Depot

Miss. River dock area near French Quarter where slaves debarked
Bayou BoeufOpen or Close

Edwin Epps side house

Cat-o-nine tails flogger

Ezra Bennett’s store

Mary McCoy’s Big House

Marksville Courthouse

Campbellite Church ruins, Cheneyville

Bayou Boeuf at old Wm Ford property

Jabez Tanner Big House

Cane field at old Jabez Tanner land

Plantation bell, Cheneyville

Conveyance of Solomon to Ford

Solomon’s freedom order

Diary entry of Solomon’s lawyer

Tibaut’s grave in Austin, Texas
The PeopleOpen or Close

Henry B. Northup, rescuer

Solomon’s present-day descendants

Grave of Mary McCoy, “Beauty of the bayou”

Grave of Ezra Bennett
CommentsOpen or Close

Dr. John Hope Franklin

AudioFile Magazine

“The Liberator” 1853 book reviews (excerpts in REVIEWS section)

New York Post: Woody Harrelson’s Top 4 Books
Cast & CrewOpen or Close

Dr. Sue Eakin, at age 12 when she discovered the book (far left)

Louis Gossett, Jr., and Producer Frank Eakin

Frank Eakin and Photographer-Art Director Sanjay Patel

Louis Gossett, Jr., and Audio Project Manager Todd Hulslander

Audiobook Director Casey Kelly

Eakin Films & Publishing studio in The Woodlands, Texas
CreditsOpen or Close
1. Historical marker image in Saratoga, New York: Johnnie Roberts
2. Saratoga map of 1843: Johnnie Roberts
3. Manifest for Brig Orleans: David Fiske
4. Cat-o-nine tails image: North Carolina Museum of History
5. Image of Solomon’s descendants: Renee Moore
6. Image of Birch’s cemetery and grave: www.findagrave.com
7. Image of Tibaut’s grave: www.findagrave.com
8. Image of Mintus Northup’s grave: Renee Moore
9. See other credits in e-book by Dr. Sue Eakin (copyright 2013)
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Solomon Northup Trail MapOpen or Close

“Dr. Eakin’s map is an incredible piece of scholarship, a part of history itself.”

– David Spatz, PhD., Gilda Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University

The Northup Trail Map is available for download below at no charge. To enhance your experience, we also recommend that you download our audiobook from Audible. The audiobook is narrated by Academy Award-winner Louis Gossett, Jr.

Download the Northup Trail Map

1850 Plantation Country Map

The 1850 Louisiana Plantation Country Map is available for download below at no charge. It was produced by Dr. Eakin based on her decades of research and includes the tracts of property owned by slave masters and other places mentioned by Solomon Northup in his narrative. The Northup Trail Map combines the 1850 map with the current day road system and Northup Trail markers.

Download the 1850 Plantation Country Map

Extras & More

Listen: Eliza’s Little Girl Sold

Saratoga Springs: Solomon’s home in 1841

1840’s Saratoga Springs map with story points

Sandy Hill map: Solomon’s original home

Saratoga’s United States Hotel (see location in Saratoga Springs map above)

Solomon’s only known signature

Grave of Mintus Northup

Williams Slave Pen and map

Slave trader Birch’s company

Slave trader Birch’s grave

Photo of a slave pen in DC

Brig Orleans manifest, Solomon’s trip (listed as slave name Platt)

Image of slave auction in New Orleans

Advertisement: Slave Depot

Miss. River dock area near French Quarter where slaves debarked

Edwin Epps side house

Cat-o-nine tails flogger

Ezra Bennett’s store

Mary McCoy’s Big House

Marksville Courthouse

Campbellite Church ruins, Cheneyville

Bayou Boeuf at old Wm Ford property

Jabez Tanner Big House

Cane field at old Jabez Tanner land

Plantation bell, Cheneyville

Conveyance of Solomon to Ford

Solomon’s freedom order

Diary entry of Solomon’s lawyer

Tibaut’s grave in Austin, Texas

Henry B. Northup, rescuer

Solomon’s present-day descendants

Grave of Mary McCoy, “Beauty of the bayou”

Grave of Ezra Bennett

Dr. John Hope Franklin

AudioFile Magazine

“The Liberator” 1853 book reviews (excerpts in REVIEWS section)

New York Post: Woody Harrelson’s Top 4 Books

Dr. Sue Eakin, at age 12 when she discovered the book (far left)

Louis Gossett, Jr., and Producer Frank Eakin

Frank Eakin and Photographer-Art Director Sanjay Patel

Louis Gossett, Jr., and Audio Project Manager Todd Hulslander

Audiobook Director Casey Kelly

Eakin Films & Publishing studio in The Woodlands, Texas

1850 Plantation Country Map