Twelve years a slave
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New York : Penguin Books, 2012.
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Book
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9780143106708 (pbk.), 0143106708 (pbk.)
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LocationCall NumberNoteStatus
Baldwin Memorial Library - Adult BiographyB NORTHRUPOn Shelf
Carpenter-Carse Library - Adult Non-FictionB NorthupPaperbackOn Shelf
Maclure Library - Adult Biography92 Nort.On Shelf

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Published
New York : Penguin Books, 2012.
Physical Desc
xxxvi, 240 pages : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9780143106708 (pbk.), 0143106708 (pbk.)

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Includes index.
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"A harrowing memoir about one of the darkest periods in American history. Born 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"--Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Northup, S., & Gates, H. L. (2012). Twelve years a slave . Penguin Books.

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

Northup, Solomon, b. 1808 and Henry Louis Gates. 2012. Twelve Years a Slave. Penguin Books.

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

Northup, Solomon, b. 1808 and Henry Louis Gates. Twelve Years a Slave Penguin Books, 2012.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Northup, Solomon, and Henry Louis Gates. Twelve Years a Slave Penguin Books, 2012.

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