12 Years a Slave Contributor(s): Northup, Solomon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0692022732 ISBN-13: 9780692022733 Publisher: Loki's Publishing
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2014 * Out of Print * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General - History | United States - 19th Century |
Dewey: 306.362 |
Lexile Measure: 1200 NC (Nonconforming Text) |
Physical Information: 0.46" H x 7.99" W x 10" L (0.96 lbs) 216 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana |
Features: Large Print |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 12 Years a Slave is the memoir of Solomon Northup, a black man that was born free in New York state. Kidnapped by two circus promoters in Washington in 1841 and sold into slavery he was finally rescued in 1853 from a cotton plantation on the Red River in Louisiana. This timeless story provides the details of the slave markets in Washington, D. C. and New Orleans along with the working conditions of cotton and sugar cultivations on the major plantations in Louisiana. |
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