Solomon Northup 
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Solomon Northup: His Life Before and After Slavery is now available, at a
cost of $11.99. It contains information about what Northup's life was like
after his return to New York. 
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Solomon Northup was a free black living in upstate New York, who was lured to the south and sold as a slave. After nearly 12 years, he was rescued, and returned to his family. His book, Twelve Years a Slave, described his experiences.
The book can still be purchased in print form (including a 2008 edition titled Solomon Northup's Twelve Years a Slave and Plantation Life in the Antebellum South , by the late Sue Eakin, whom I assisted slightly and who credited me in some of the footnotes).
Since it was published in 1853, the book is in the public domain, and is available online from several sites including:
Docsouth (text version) or
Google Books, where you can even save a copy on your own computer by
clicking on the Download link to download a PDF version.
My name is David Fiske, and I have done a lot of research on Northup's life after he regained his freedom. After the publication of his book, he spoke rather extensively at various places throughout the Northeast. There is also pretty good evidence that he was involved with the Underground Railroad in Vermont, helping other blacks to become free. Sadly, it appears that he became impoverished as time went on, and the circumstances of his death are unknown.
My book Solomon Northup: His Life Before and After Slavery is now available. It contains information about what Northup's life was like after his return to New York. Order it online
I did a history talk on February 18, 2012 at the New York State Library in Albany, New York. The title was What Happened to Solomon Northup? Watch a brief video (click on "Northup talk") shown on Fox 23, Albany.
Watch my February 16th appearance on CBS 6 Albany as I discuss my book.
In 2011, I wrote some articles about the trial of Northup's alleged kidnappers for a local newspaper, Ballston Spa Life:
Kidnapping Trial, Part 1
Kidnapping Trial, Part 2
For more information on Northup, see the Facebook page I maintain:
facebook.com/solnorthup 
I have done the following presentations relating to Northup's life after he returned home:
"Free at Last: Solomon Northup in the North", Chapman Historical Museum, Glens Falls, NY, June 2000
Solomon Northup Day, 2002, Saratoga Springs, NY. Reported in Daily Gazette Post Star
Researching New York Conference, 2004, Albany, NY
If you're interested in hiring me to do a talk, e-mail me at info@solomonnorthup.com