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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 [b. 1808] ; introduction by Dolen Perkins-Valdez, PhD.

12 years a slave (other title)
Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863 (author.). Perkins-Valdez, Dolen, (writer of introduction.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781476767345
  • ISBN: 1476767343
  • Physical Description: xii, 300 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First 37 Ink/Atria Books edition
  • Publisher: New York, NY : 37Ink/Atria Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"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 with questions for discussion.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 304).
Subject: Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?
Enslaved persons > United States > Biography.
Enslaved persons' writings, American.
African Americans > Biography.
Plantation life > Louisiana > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Louisiana > History > 19th century.
Genre: Autobiographies.

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Richlands Branch Library 306.362 NOR (Text) 36015001496567 Adult Nonfiction Available -
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