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- "Twelve years a slave" was originally published in 1853 - this later printing, in 1859, was digitized from the Library of Congress general collections. (An earlier edition is in the custody of the Rare Book & Special Collections Division of the Library.)
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Twelve Years a Slave is an 1853 memoir and slave narrative by Solomon Northup as told to and written by David Wilson. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York state, details himself being tricked to go to Washington, D.C., where he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South.
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Description. First edition, third printing of Solomon Northup’s Twelve Years a Slave, presented by the author to Miss Emeline J. Odekirk. Octavo, [4pp ads], xvi, [17]-336pp. Publisher’s original brown cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine, covers stamped in blind. “Eighth Thousand” at head of title. Yellow endpapers, publisher’s ads ...
Feb 3, 2018 · TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE: 1853 (the first) edition, illustrated. Paperback – February 3, 2018. by Solomon Northup (Author) 4.5 36,245 ratings. See all formats and editions. "Twelve Years a Slave" is an 1853 memoir and slave narrative by American Solomon Northup as told to and edited by David Wilson.
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May 20, 2022 · 12 years a slave. Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863? 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.
Jun 6, 2008 · 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.
Twelve Years a Slave is an 1853 memoir and slave narrative by American Solomon Northup as told to and edited by David Wilson. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York state, details his being tricked to go to Washington, D.C., where he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South.
Apr 19, 2024 · 12 Years a Slave, American dramatic film, released in 2013, that impressed critics and audiences with its harrowing depiction of slavery in the antebellum South. The movie won the BAFTA Award and the Academy Award for best picture as well as the Golden Globe Award for best drama.
