Twelve years a slave
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Published
Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 1996.
Format
Book
Edition
Louisiana paperback ed.
Physical Desc
xxxviii, 273 pages : ill., facsim., mapages ; 23 cm.
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Brownell Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 306.362 NOR | On Shelf |
Fletcher Free Library - 3rd Floor - Adult Non-Fiction | 306.362 NOR 2010 | On Shelf |
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Published
Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 1996.
Edition
Louisiana paperback ed.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Reprint of the 1853 ed.
General Note
Includes index.
Bibliography
Bibliographical footnotes.
Description
The story of Solomon Northup is a bizarre and incredible one. Born a free black in New York State in 1808, he was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., in 1841, and spent most of the next 12 years as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation. His years in this condition of servitude were filled with abuse, apprehension, and a profound fear for his life (he narrowly escaped lynching). Northup's years in captivity are dramatically recounted here, as are his attempts to bring charges against the men who originally abducted him. An educated man when he entered slavery, Northup was able to write about the institution as both an outsider and as one of its victims. The result was an exceptionally detailed and accurate description of slave life and plantation society. A bestseller in its time, the work is "a moving, vital testament to one of slavery's 'many thousand gone' who retained his humanity in the bowels of degradation.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Northup, S., Eakin, S. L., & Logsdon, J. (1996). Twelve years a slave (Louisiana paperback ed.). Louisiana State University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?, Sue L. Eakin and Joseph. Logsdon. 1996. Twelve Years a Slave. Louisiana State University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?, Sue L. Eakin and Joseph. Logsdon. Twelve Years a Slave Louisiana State University Press, 1996.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Northup, Solomon, Sue L Eakin, and Joseph Logsdon. Twelve Years a Slave Louisiana paperback ed., Louisiana State University Press, 1996.
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