Twelve years a slave: an overview -- Early life -- Kidnapped -- The journey south -- Survival -- Rescue -- Sharing the story -- The kidnappers: arrest and trial -- Financial problems, the Underground Railroad, and the mystery of Northup's Fate -- Appendix A: notices of appearances by Solomon Northup -- Appendix B: Solomon Northup's family -- Appendix C: publishing history of Twelve years a slave.
