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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

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.

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Main Author: Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?, (Author)
Contributors: Perkins-Valdez, Dolen.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : 37Ink/Atria, 2013.
Edition:First 37 Ink / Atria books hardcover edition.
Subjects and Genres:
Northup, Solomon, > 1808-1863?
1800-1899
Enslaved persons > United States > Biography.
Enslaved persons' writings, American.
African Americans > Biography.
Plantation life > Louisiana > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Louisiana > History > 19th century.
African Americans.
Plantation life.
Slavery.
Enslaved persons.
Louisiana.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
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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.
Item Description: "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.
Physical Description: xii, 300 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (page 304).
ISBN: 9781476767345
1476767343

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