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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 Solomon Northup ; Introduction by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks E 444 .N87 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?.
- Northup, Solomon.
- Enslaved persons--United States--Biography.
- Enslaved persons.
- Enslaved persons' writings, American.
- African Americans--Biography.
- African Americans.
- Plantation life--Louisiana--History--19th century.
- Plantation life.
- Slavery--Louisiana--History--19th century.
- Slavery.
- Louisiana.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 300 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First 37 Ink / Atria books hardcover edition.
- Other Title:
- 12 years a slave
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : 37Ink/Atria, 2013.
- Summary:
- Kidnapped into slavery in 1841, Solomon Northup spent 12 years in captivity. This autobiographical memoir represents an exceptionally detailed and accurate description of slave life and plantation society.
- Notes:
- "Originally published in 1853 as Twelve years a slave: narrative of Solomon Northup, a citizen of New-York, kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation near the Red River, in Louisiana."--Title page verso.
- Includes a readers club guide questions for discussion.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 304).
- Local Notes:
- The Balch Ethnic Studies Collection.
- ISBN:
- 9781476767345
- 1476767343
- OCLC:
- 860757668
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