{"product_id":"thirty-years-a-slave-paperback-1","title":"Thirty Years a Slave - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLouis Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003e1stworld Library\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was born in Virginia, in 1832, near Charlottesville, in the beautiful valley of the Rivanna river. My father was a white man and my mother a negress, the slave of one John Martin. I was a mere child, probably not more than six years of age, as I remember, when my mother, two brothers and myself were sold to Dr. Louis, a practicing physician in the village of Scottsville. We remained with him about five years, when he died, and, in the settlement of his estate, I was sold to one Washington Fitzpatrick, a merchant of the village. He kept me a short time when he took me to Richmond, by way of canal-boat, expecting to sell me; but as the market was dull, he brought me back and kept me some three months longer, when he told me he had hired me out to work on a canal-boat running to Richmond, and to go to my mother and get my clothes ready to start on the trip. I went to her as directed, and, when she had made ready my bundle, she bade me good-by with tears in her eyes, saying: \"My son, be a good boy; be polite to every one, and always behave yourself properly.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 140\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 22, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42119205683335,"sku":"9781421818986","price":15.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6232671f863c97c19cb646e85739148d.webp?v=1732539620","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/thirty-years-a-slave-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}