The Resource Twelve years a slave, Solomon Northup ; foreword by Steve McQueen
Twelve years a slave, Solomon Northup ; foreword by Steve McQueen
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The item Twelve years a slave, Solomon Northup ; foreword by Steve McQueen represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- A tie-in edition of this eloquent and powerful memoir, to accompany the major new film starring Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Perhaps the best written of all the slave narratives, Twelve Years a Slave is a harrowing memoir about one of the darkest periods in American history. It recounts how Solomon Northup, born a free man in New York, was lured to Washington, D.C., in 1841 with the promise of fast money, then drugged and beaten and sold into slavery. He spent the next twelve years of his life in captivity on a Louisiana cotton plantation
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 229 pages
- Note
-
- First published in the U.S.A. by Deby and Miller, 1853
- Film tie-in
- Isbn
- 9780141393827
- Label
- Twelve years a slave
- Title
- Twelve years a slave
- Statement of responsibility
- Solomon Northup ; foreword by Steve McQueen
- Title variation
- 12 years a slave
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A tie-in edition of this eloquent and powerful memoir, to accompany the major new film starring Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Perhaps the best written of all the slave narratives, Twelve Years a Slave is a harrowing memoir about one of the darkest periods in American history. It recounts how Solomon Northup, born a free man in New York, was lured to Washington, D.C., in 1841 with the promise of fast money, then drugged and beaten and sold into slavery. He spent the next twelve years of his life in captivity on a Louisiana cotton plantation
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- UKMGB
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1808-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Northup, Solomon
- Dewey number
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1969-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- McQueen, Steve
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Northup, Solomon
- Northup, Solomon
- Slaves' writings, American
- Plantation life
- Slavery
- Slaves
- African Americans
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Twelve years a slave, Solomon Northup ; foreword by Steve McQueen
- Note
-
- First published in the U.S.A. by Deby and Miller, 1853
- Film tie-in
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Content category
-
- still image
- text
- Control code
- 000052254765
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 229 pages
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9780141393827
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)861356692
- Label
- Twelve years a slave, Solomon Northup ; foreword by Steve McQueen
- Note
-
- First published in the U.S.A. by Deby and Miller, 1853
- Film tie-in
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Content category
-
- still image
- text
- Control code
- 000052254765
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 229 pages
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9780141393827
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)861356692
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