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
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NORTHUP, SOLOMON, 1808-
Contributors
Wilson, D. 1818-1887, ed.
Published
London : Hesperus Press, 2013.
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Book
ISBN
9781843914716 (pbk.)
Physical Desc
199 pages ; pbk. ; 23 cm.
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African Americans -- Biography.
NORTHUP, SOLOMON, -- 1808-
Plantation life -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century.
Slavery -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century.
Slaves -- United States -- Biography.
Slaves' writings, American.

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Published
London : Hesperus Press, 2013.
Language
English
ISBN
9781843914716 (pbk.)

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Originally published in 1853.
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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. (2013). 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 . Hesperus Press.

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

NORTHUP, SOLOMON, 1808- and D. 1818-1887, Wilson. 2013. 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. Hesperus Press.

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

NORTHUP, SOLOMON, 1808- and D. 1818-1887, Wilson. 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 Hesperus Press, 2013.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

NORTHUP, SOLOMON, and D. 1818-1887 Wilson. 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 Hesperus Press, 2013.

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