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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  Cover Image Book Book

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.

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 (hardcover) :
  • ISBN: 1476767343 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xii, 300 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First 37 Ink / Atria Books hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : 37Ink/Atria, 2013.

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

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Castlegar Public Library 306.362092 NOR (Text) 35146001846229 Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -
Prince Rupert Library 306.362 Nort (Text) 33294001870583 Adult Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -
Grand Forks BIO 306.3 NOR (Text) 35142002534955 Biography Volume hold Checked out 2024-07-09

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