Twelve 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 [book club kit]
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Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?
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Wilson, D. 1818-1870 editor.
Published
Mineola, New York : Dover Publications, Inc., 1970., [Lexington, K.Y.] : [s.n.], 2013.
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Book club kit.
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i, 146 pages ; 23 cm
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African Americans -- Biography.
Book clubs (Discussion groups).
Enslaved persons -- United States -- Biography.
Enslaved persons' writings, American
Northup, Solomon, -- 1808-1863?
Plantation life -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century.
Slavery -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century.

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Published
Mineola, New York : Dover Publications, Inc., 1970., [Lexington, K.Y.] : [s.n.], 2013.
Format
Book Club Kit
Edition
Book club kit.
Language
English
Lexile Measure
1200

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Entire book club kit must be checked out. Please ask librarian for assistance in locating these materials.
General Note
CAMPBELL: Multiple volumes plus binder of looseleaf pages in a canvas bag. Each kit contains multiple copies of each title, some in different formats such as large print, CD book, and DVD and a binder containing summary and critical reviews, author biography and interview, discussion questions, tips for book clubs, resources for book clubs, and user surveys.
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NATRONA: Kit includes 6-12 books, discussion questions, author biographies, suggested further reading, and list of other books by the same author.
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Originally published in 1853.
Summary
Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup is a memoir of a black man who was born free in New York state but kidnapped, sold into slavery and kept in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana before the American Civil War. He provided details of slave markets in Washington, DC, as well as describing at length cotton cultivation on major plantations in Louisiana.
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1200 L,Lexile

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Northup, S., & Wilson, D. 1. (1970). Twelve 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 [book club kit] (Book club kit.). Dover Publications, Inc..

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

Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863? and D. 1818-1870 Wilson. 1970. Twelve 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 [book Club Kit]. Dover Publications, Inc.

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

Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863? and D. 1818-1870 Wilson. Twelve 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 [book Club Kit] Dover Publications, Inc, 1970.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Northup, Solomon, and D. 1818-1870 Wilson. Twelve 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 [book Club Kit] Book club kit., Dover Publications, Inc., 1970.

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