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TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE: Narrative of Solomon Northup, Citizen of New York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841 and Rescued in 1853 from a Cotton Plantation Near the Red River in Louisiana.
by Northup, Solomon
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair condition overall in original embossed tan cloth - lettering on spine rubbed, some foxing, fraying to the cloth on the spin
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Ione, California, United States
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About This Item
Auburn, Buffalo and London: : Miller, Orton & Mulligan / Sampson Low,, 1854.. Hardcover -. Fair condition overall in original embossed tan cloth - lettering on spine rubbed, some foxing, fraying to the cloth on the spine and corners, and several signatures pulled, but still quite readable and sturdy. . Twenty-second thousand. An unusual example of slave narratives because Northup was a free, educated man in New York who was abducted and spent 12 years in slavery in Louisiana before being rescued in 1853. Editor's preface. A book which was very popular at the time, as evidenced by several printings in 1853 and 1854 and one which has retained its relevance as the basis for the award-winning film of the same name. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 6 internal engravings. Appendices, xvi, 336 pp.
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- 87989
- Title
- TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE: Narrative of Solomon Northup, Citizen of New York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841 and Rescued in 1853 from a Cotton Plantation Near the Red River in Louisiana.
- Author
- Northup, Solomon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover -
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair condition overall in original embossed tan cloth - lettering on spine rubbed, some foxing, fraying to the cloth on the spin
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Miller, Orton & Mulligan / Sampson Low,
- Place of Publication
- Auburn, Buffalo and London:
- Date Published
- 1854.
- Keywords
- fugitive slave narrative
- Bookseller catalogs
- Slavery Abolition Reconstruction;
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