An edition of Twelve Years a Slave (1853)

12 years a slave

a true story

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An edition of Twelve Years a Slave (1853)

12 years a slave

a true story

Film tie-in edition

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Describes the life of Solomon Northup, a free Black man from Saratoga, N.Y., who was kidnapped in 1841 and forced into slavery in Louisiana for twelve years.

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William Collins
Language
English
Pages
252

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Cover of: Twelve years a slave
Twelve years a slave
2014, Penguin Books
in English
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12 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
2014, Inkflight Classics
in English - Second edition
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Twelve Years a Slave
2014, HarperCollins Publishers
in English
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12 years a slave: a true story
2014, William Collins
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Twelve years a slave
2014, Center Point Large Print
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Esclave pendant douze ans
2014, M. Lafon
Texte imprimé in French
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Twelve years a slave
2013, Stonewell Press
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Twelve years a slave: Solomon Northup
2013, Starling and Black Publications
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Twelve years a slave: the thrilling story of a free colored man, kidnapped in Washington in 1841; sold into slavery, and after twelve years' bondage reclaimed by state authority from a cotton plantation in Louisiana
1900, International Book Company
in English
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Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841 …
1855, Miller, Orton & Mulligan
in English
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Originally published : 1853.

"Now a major motion picture"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

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London, England
Other Titles
Twelve years a slave

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
306.362092

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 252 pages
Number of pages
252

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OL31921480M
Internet Archive
12yearsslavetrue0000nort_b9k7
ISBN 10
0007582951
ISBN 13
9780007582952
OCLC/WorldCat
876585917

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The true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man living in New York.who was kidnapped by slave hunters and sold into slavery where he endured degradation and abuse until his rescue twelve years later.

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