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Twelve years a slave : narrative of Solomon Northup, a citizen of New-York, kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and rescued in 1853 / by Solomon Northrup ; edited by David Wilson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Freed persons--United States--Biography.
- Freed persons.
- Kidnapping victims--New York (State)--Biography.
- Kidnapping victims.
- Enslaved persons--United States--Biography.
- Enslaved persons.
- African Americans--Biography.
- African Americans.
- Enslaved persons' writings, American.
- Plantation life--Louisiana--History--19th century.
- Plantation life.
- Slavery--Louisiana--History--19th century.
- Slavery.
- Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?.
- Northup, Solomon.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (229 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library : distributed by University of North Carolina Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Born a free man in New York State in 1808, Solomon Northup was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., in 1841. He spent the next 12 years as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation, and during this time he was frequently abused and often afraid for his life. This is his detailed description of slave life and plantation society.
- Contents:
- ""About This Edition""; ""Summary""; ""CONTENTS.""; ""LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.""; ""EDITOR'S PREFACE.""; ""NARRATIVE OF SOLOMON NORTHUP.""; ""CHAPTER I.""; ""CHAPTER II.""; ""CHAPTER III.""; ""CHAPTER IV.""; ""CHAPTER V.""; ""CHAPTER VI.""; ""CHAPTER VII.""; ""CHAPTER VIII.""; ""CHAPTER IX.""; ""CHAPTER X.""; ""CHAPTER XI.""; ""CHAPTER XII.""; ""CHAPTER XIII.""; ""CHAPTER XIV.""; ""CHAPTER XV.""; ""CHAPTER XVI.""; ""CHAPTER XVII.""; ""CHAPTER XVIII.""; ""CHAPTER XIX.""; ""CHAPTER XX.""; ""CHAPTER XXI.""; ""CHAPTER XXII.""; ""APPENDIX.""
- Notes:
- "DocSouth books edition".
- Originally published: Auburn, N.Y. : Derby and Miller, 1853.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9798890843098
- 9798890843104
- 9781469602806
- 1469602806
- 9780807869444
- 0807869449
- OCLC:
- 769189696
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