Twelve years a slave : narrative of Solomon Northup, a citizen of New York, kidnapped in 1841, and rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation near the Red River in Louisiana
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Lexington, KY Skyhorse Publishing, 2014.
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336 pages ; 23 cm
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Lexington, KY Skyhorse Publishing, 2014.
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Originally published in 1853.
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Foreward by Vera J Williams, Great-Great-Great-Granddaughter of Solomon Northup.
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Introduction by Dean King.
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A harrowing memoir about one of the darkest periods in American historyBorn a free man in New York, Solomon Northup was abducted in Washington, D.C., in 1841 and spent the next twelve years of his life in captivity as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation. After his rescue, he published this exceptionally vivid and detailed account of slave life--perhaps the best written of all the slave narratives. It became an immediate bestseller and today is recognized for its unusual insight and eloquence as one of the very few portraits of American slavery produced by someone as educated as Solomon Northup, or by someone with the dual perspective of having been both a free man and a slave.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Northup, S., Williams, V. J., & King, D. (2014). Twelve years a slave: narrative of Solomon Northup, a citizen of New York, kidnapped in 1841, and rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation near the Red River in Louisiana . Skyhorse Publishing.

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

Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?, Vera J Williams and Dean, King. 2014. Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New York, Kidnapped in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, From a Cotton Plantation Near the Red River in Louisiana. Skyhorse Publishing.

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

Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?, Vera J Williams and Dean, King. Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New York, Kidnapped in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, From a Cotton Plantation Near the Red River in Louisiana Skyhorse Publishing, 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Northup, Solomon, Vera J Williams, and Dean King. Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New York, Kidnapped in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, From a Cotton Plantation Near the Red River in Louisiana Skyhorse Publishing, 2014.

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