Solomon Northup's kindred
Subtitle: the kidnapping of free citizens before the Civil War
By: David Fiske
Publisher: Praeger; Praeger an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9781440836640; 9781440836657
Subjects: Kidnapping; Free African Americans; African Americans; Slavery; Legal status, laws; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Factors that led to and enhanced the business of kidnapping; title: The kidnappers and their methods; title: Interaction of kidnappers and slave traders; title: Ways kidnapping was fought; title: How victims were kept enslaved; title: Honest men, north and south; title: Lessons for today; title: Victims' case studies.