12 years a slave : a true story
Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?2014
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Born a free man in New York State in 1808, Solomon Northup was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., in 1841. He spent the next 12 years as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation, during this time he was frequently abused and often afraid for his life.
Main title:
12 years a slave : a true story / Solomon Northup.
Author:
Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?, author
Imprint:
London : Collins Classics, 2014.
Collation:
ix, 278 pages ; 18 cm
ISBN:
9780007580422 (pbk)
Dewey class:
306.362092
Language:
English
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Related title:
12 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
Subject:
Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?Slaves -- United States -- BiographySlaves' writings, AmericanAfrican Americans -- BiographyPlantation life -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th centurySlavery -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th centuryBiographyBiography & non-fiction proseMemoirsTrue stories of heroism, endurance & survivalSlavery & abolition of slavery
BRN:
834204
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