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12 years a slave [sound recording] / by Solomon Northup.

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781482916195
  • ISBN: 1482916193
  • Physical Description: 7 sound discs (ca. 8 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Ashland, OR] : Blackstone Audio, p2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Unabridged.
Compact disc.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by Louis Gossett, Jr.
Subject: Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?
Slaves > United States > Biography.
Slaves' writings, American.
African Americans > Biography.
Plantation life > Louisiana > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Louisiana > History > 19th century.
Audiobooks.
Genre: Audiobooks.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Sage Library System.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Cook Memorial Library - La Grande CD 306.3 N75 (Text) 35178001474371 Audio Available -


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