The Book This is not a work of fiction but a true narrative of a free man who was kidnapped into slavery in 1841.
As such it provides a unique insight into life and conditions on Southern USA plantations. The memoirs are factual and give information on how cotton and sugar were grown, how Solomon's fellow slaves lived and how he was treated.
It had little emotional description and avoids pity and anger at his captors following his ordeal, perhaps to avoid litigation. Solomon, himself, brought legal action against his abductors, but they were never brought to court and Solomon never received any compensation for his twelve years in slavery.
