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Twelve years a slave (the original book from which the 2013 movie '12 Years a Slave' is based) (illustrated) : narrative of Solomon Northup / Solomon Northup.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?, author.
- Series:
- Canadian Electronic Library. Canadian publishers collection.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Biography.
- African Americans.
- Enslaved persons--United States--Biography.
- Enslaved persons.
- Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?.
- Northup, Solomon.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (204 p.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Vancouver, British Columbia : Engage Books, [2020]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Solomon Northup was born a free man in New York State. At the age of 33 he was kidnapped in Washington D.C. and placed in an underground slave pen. Northup was transported by ship to New Orleans where he was sold into slavery. He spent the next 12 years working as a carpenter, driver, and cotton picker. This narrative reveals how Northup survived the harsh conditions of slavery, including smallpox, lashings, and an attempted hanging.
- Notes:
- "Now a major motion picture"--Cover.
- "First published by Derby & Miller in 1853"--Title page verso.
- Issued as part of the Canadian Electronic Library. Canadian publishers collection.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-927970-46-6
- 1-927970-32-6
- OCLC:
- 893230541
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