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Autore: | Northup Solomon <b. 1808.> |
Titolo: | Twelve years a slave : 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 |
Pubblicazione: | Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library, : distributed by University of North Carolina Press, 2011 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (229 p.) |
Disciplina: | 306.362092 |
Soggetto topico: | Freedmen - United States |
Kidnapping victims - New York (State) | |
Enslaved persons - United States | |
African Americans | |
Slaves' writings, American | |
Plantation life - Louisiana - History - 19th century | |
Slavery - Louisiana - History - 19th century | |
Altri autori: | WilsonDavid |
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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Twelve years a slave |
ISBN: | 9798890843098 |
9798890843104 | |
9781469602806 | |
1469602806 | |
9780807869444 | |
0807869449 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910829096803321 |
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