Twelve years a slave : narrative of Solomon Northup, a citizen of New-York, kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and rescued in 1853 /

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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 12 years as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation, and during this time he was frequently abused and often afraid for his life. This is his detailed description of slave life a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863? (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)
Otros Autores: Wilson, David (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library : Distributed by University of North Carolina Press, 2011.
Colección:Distributed for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library.
Temas:
Northup, Solomon, > 1808-1863?
Northup, Solomon, > b. 1808.
1800-1899
Freed persons > United States > Biography.
Kidnapping victims > New York (State) > Biography.
Enslaved persons > United States > Biography.
African Americans > Biography.
Enslaved persons' writings, American.
Plantation life > Louisiana > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Louisiana > History > 19th century.
Victimes d'enlèvement > New York (État) > Biographies.
Esclaves > États-Unis > Biographies.
Noirs américains > Biographies.
Écrits d'esclaves américains.
Vie dans les plantations > Louisiane > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Personnes affranchies > États-Unis > Biographies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
African Americans
Freed persons
Kidnapping victims
Plantation life
Slavery
Enslaved persons
Enslaved persons' writings, American
Louisiana
New York (State)
United States
Electronic books.
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Born a free man in New York State in 1808, Solomon Northup was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., in 1841. He spent the next 12 years as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation, and during this time he was frequently abused and often afraid for his life. This is his detailed description of slave life and plantation society.
Notas:"DocSouth books edition."
Originally published: Auburn, N.Y. : Derby and Miller, 1853.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (228 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780807869444
0807869449
9781469602806
1469602806

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