Bibliograph

Twelve years a slave, an autobiography of Solomon Northup : the bombshell book that helped ignite the American Civil War, [with Sue Eakin]

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Twelve years a slave, an autobiography of Solomon Northup : the bombshell book that helped ignite the American Civil War, [with Sue Eakin]

Language

eng

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otherlibretto or text

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Literary text for sound recordings

biography

Main title

Twelve years a slave

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Oclc number

839685049

Responsibility statement

[with Sue Eakin]

Sub title

an autobiography of Solomon Northup : the bombshell book that helped ignite the American Civil War

Summary

In this true story narrated by Academy Award winner Louis Gossett, Jr, the listener is transported to 1840s New York, Louisiana, and Washington, DC, to experience the kidnapping and twelve-year bondage of Solomon Northup, a free man of color. Published in 1853, this account was a bombshell in the national debate over slavery leading up to the Civil War and helped tilt public opinion in favor of abolition

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12 years a slave

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