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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457710603321

Autore

Northup Solomon <b. 1808.>

Titolo

Twelve years a slave [[electronic resource] ] : narrative of Solomon Northup, a citizen of New-York, kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and rescued in 1853 / / by Solomon Northrup ; edited by David Wilson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library, : distributed by University of North Carolina Press, 2011

ISBN

1-4696-0280-6

0-8078-6944-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (229 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WilsonDavid

Disciplina

306.362092

Soggetti

Freedmen - United States

Kidnapping victims - New York (State)

Slaves - United States

African Americans

Slaves' writings, American

Plantation life - Louisiana - History - 19th century

Slavery - Louisiana - History - 19th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"DocSouth books edition".

Originally published: Auburn, N.Y. : Derby and Miller, 1853.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""About This Edition""; ""Summary""; ""CONTENTS.""; ""LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.""; ""EDITOR'S PREFACE.""; ""NARRATIVE OF SOLOMON NORTHUP.""; ""CHAPTER I.""; ""CHAPTER II.""; ""CHAPTER III.""; ""CHAPTER IV.""; ""CHAPTER V.""; ""CHAPTER VI.""; ""CHAPTER VII.""; ""CHAPTER VIII.""; ""CHAPTER IX.""; ""CHAPTER X.""; ""CHAPTER XI.""; ""CHAPTER XII.""; ""CHAPTER XIII.""; ""CHAPTER XIV.""; ""CHAPTER XV.""; ""CHAPTER XVI.""; ""CHAPTER XVII.""; ""CHAPTER XVIII.""; ""CHAPTER XIX.""; ""CHAPTER XX.""; ""CHAPTER XXI.""; ""CHAPTER XXII.""; ""APPENDIX.""

Sommario/riassunto

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.