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The Resource 12 years a slave : a true story of betrayal, kidnap and slavery, Solomon Northup

12 years a slave : a true story of betrayal, kidnap and slavery, Solomon Northup

Label
12 years a slave : a true story of betrayal, kidnap and slavery
Title
12 years a slave
Title remainder
a true story of betrayal, kidnap and slavery
Statement of responsibility
Solomon Northup
Title variation
Twelve years a slave
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
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
Biography type
autobiography
Cataloging source
AU@
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1808-1863?
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Northup, Solomon
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Northup, Solomon
  • Northup, Solomon
  • Northup, Solomon
  • Slaves
  • Slaves' writings, American
  • African Americans
  • Plantation life
  • Slaves
  • Slaves
  • Esclaves
  • Écrits d'esclaves américains
  • Noirs américains
  • Vie dans les plantations
  • Esclaves
  • Esclaves
  • African Americans
  • Plantation life
  • Slaves
  • Slaves
  • Slaves' writings, American
  • Louisiana
  • United States
  • Esclaves
  • Slaves
  • African Americans
  • Plantation life
  • Slavery
Target audience
adult
Label
12 years a slave : a true story of betrayal, kidnap and slavery, Solomon Northup
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Film tie-in
  • Originally published : 1853
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
862879156
Dimensions
20 cm
Extent
199 pages
Isbn
9781843914716
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650, 655
System control number
(OCoLC)862879156
Label
12 years a slave : a true story of betrayal, kidnap and slavery, Solomon Northup
Publication
Note
  • Film tie-in
  • Originally published : 1853
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
862879156
Dimensions
20 cm
Extent
199 pages
Isbn
9781843914716
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650, 655
System control number
(OCoLC)862879156

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