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.
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.
- Copyright: ©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). |
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| Genre: | Autobiographies. |
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| Richlands Branch Library | 306.362 NOR (Text) | 36015001496567 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | 306.362 NOR (Text) | 36015001219092 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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