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The Autobiography of an American Family by Edith Hay Wycoff
The chronicle of ten generations of the Northup family interwoven with major events, trends, problems, and triumphs of nineteenth century America. The author creates a chronicle dating from 1788 extracted from 150 letters and ten generations of the Northup family. Providing detailed accounts of their move from Rhode Island to Washington County, New York, daily life in Sandy Hill (Hudson Falls), New York, travels on the Erie Canal Packets, Civil War experiences and the rescue of the kidnapped Solomon Northup from slavery in Louisiana.
Hardcover, 2000, dust jacket, 61 illustrations, extensive index, 288 pgs.
