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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?     Subjects     Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?     Slaves -- United States -- Biography.     Slaves' writings, American.     Blacks -- United States -- Biography.     Plantation life -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century.     Slavery -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?       by title:      Twelve years a slave...       by call number:      306.362092 N878t     Search the Web     Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?     Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?     Slaves -- United States -- Biography.     Slaves' writings, American.     Blacks -- United States -- Biography.     Plantation life -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century.     Slavery -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century.       MARC Display

Twelve years a slave / Solomon Northup ; introduction by Ira Berlin ; general editor, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. by Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863? Penguin Books, c2012. Call #: 306.362092 N878t Subjects Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?   Slaves -- United States -- Biography.   Slaves' writings, American.   Blacks -- United States -- Biography.   Plantation life -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century.   Slavery -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century. Series Penguin classics. ISBN:  9780857089069 (2021 Capstone hc.) 9780143106708 (2012 Penguin Books pbk.) Alternate title:  12 years a slave Description:  1 v. [various pagings] : ill., music ; 20 cm. Notes:  [This record reflects various editions of the same title issued by different publishers.] 2012 Penguin ed. with introduction by Ira Berlin ; 2021 Capstone ed. -- by David Fiske. Originally published: Auburn, New York : Derby and Miller, 1854. "Narrative of Solomon Northup, citizen of New York, kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation near the Red River, in Louisiana"--Subtitle from original edition. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary:  "Born a free man in New York State in 1808, Solomon Northup was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., in 1841. He spent the next twelve harrowing years of his life as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation. During this time he was frequently abused and often afraid for his life. After regaining his freedom in 1853, Northup decided to publish this gripping autobiographical account of his captivity. As an educated man, Northup was able to present an exceptionally detailed and accurate description of slave life and plantation society. Indeed, this book is probably the fullest, most realistic picture of the "peculiar institution" during the three decades before the Civil War. Moreover, Northup tells his story both from the viewpoint of an outsider, who had experienced thirty years of freedom and dignity in the United States before his capture, and as a slave, reduced to total bondage and submission. Very few personal accounts of American slavery were written by slaves with a similar history. Published in 1853, Northup's book found a ready audience and almost immediately became a bestseller. Aside from its vivid depiction of the detention, transportation, and sale of slaves, TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE is admired for its classic accounts of cotton and sugar production, its uncannily precise recall of people, times, and places, and the compelling details that recreate the daily routine of slaves in the Gulf South"--Provided by publisher. Genre:  Autobiographies. Other authors:  Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Fiske, David. Holds:  1   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Copy Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Black Nonfiction 306.362092 N878t 2021 Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Woodlawn Public Library Adult Black Nonfiction 306.362092 N878t   Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Black Nonfiction 306.362092 N878t 2021 Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList Sackville Public Library Adult Black Nonfiction 306.362092 N878t 2021 Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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