Twelve years a slave
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Mineola, New York : Dover Publications, Inc., 2014.
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ix, 336 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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Published
Mineola, New York : Dover Publications, Inc., 2014.
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Book - Regular Print
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English

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"This Dover edition, first published in 2014, is the third Dover unabridged republication of the work first published in 1853 by Derby and Miller, Auburn, New York. The Introduction written by Philip S. Foner for the 1970 Dover edition is included in this edition, as are 7 illustrations from the 1854 edition"--Title page verso.
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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 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" -- Back cover.

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Prescott Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books306.362092 NORTHRUPFind It Now
Prescott Public Library - TZNF - Teen Zone - Nonfiction306.362092 NORTHRUPChecked Out

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Northup, S. (2014). Twelve years a slave . Dover Publications, Inc..

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

Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?. 2014. Twelve Years a Slave. Dover Publications, Inc.

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

Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?. Twelve Years a Slave Dover Publications, Inc, 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Northup, Solomon. Twelve Years a Slave Dover Publications, Inc., 2014.

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