Twelve years a slave
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New York, NY Infinity, 2014.
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219 pages.
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New York, NY Infinity, 2014.
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Originally published in 1853.
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"First published 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"--T.p. verso.
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Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup is a memoir of a black man who was born free in New York state but kidnapped, sold into slavery and kept in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana before the American Civil War. He provided details of slave markets in Washington, DC, as well as describing at length cotton cultivation on major plantations in Louisiana.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Northup, S., & Wilson, D. 1. (2014). Twelve years a slave . Infinity.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Northup, Solomon, 1808- and D. 1818-1887 Wilson. 2014. Twelve Years a Slave. Infinity.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Northup, Solomon, 1808- and D. 1818-1887 Wilson. Twelve Years a Slave Infinity, 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Northup, Solomon, and D. 1818-1887 Wilson. Twelve Years a Slave Infinity, 2014.

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