Twelve Years a Slave: Large Print Edition Contributor(s): Northup, Solomon (Author) |
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ISBN: 189738422X ISBN-13: 9781897384220 Publisher: Magdalene Press OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General - History | United States - 19th Century - Social Science | Slavery |
Dewey: 306.362 |
Lexile Measure: 1200 |
Physical Information: 0.51" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (1.25 lbs) 240 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This Large Print Edition is cleanly formatted for easy reading. 16 point, spacing 1.25. (1853) Twelve Years a Slave is the memoir of Solomon Northup, a free black man enslaved for twelve years. It provides the details of Northup's kidnapping in Washington, D.C. and his sale into slavery. During his bondage in Louisiana, by various slavemasters, Northup wrote to friends and family who eventually managed to have him released. |