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12 years a slave music from and inspired by.

2013

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Solomon Northup's odyssey Twelve years a slave

2013

DVD

Based on the true story of Solomon Northrup, a free black man from New York who was kidnapped in 1841 and forced into slavery in Louisiana....

A Year's journey through the Diocese of Rupert's Land being a review, by the editor [of mission life], of the North-west passage over-land (Messrs. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin).

1982

Microform

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Golden age Last hundred years: a family saga series, book 3.

—Smiley, Jane, author.

2015

EBook

From the winner of the Pulitzer Prize: the much-anticipated final volume, following Some Luck and Early Warning, of her acclaimed American trilogy...

Some Luck Last Hundred Years: A Family Saga Series, Book 1.

—Smiley, Jane.

2014

EAudiobook

Longlisted for the 2014 National Book Award From the winner of the Pulitzer Prize : a powerful, engrossing new novel-the life and times of a remarka...

Early Warning Last Hundred Years: A Family Saga Series, Book 2.

—Smiley, Jane.

2015

EBook

From the Pulitzer Prize-winner: the second installment, following Some Luck, of her widely acclaimed, best-selling American trilogy, which brings th...

Some Luck Last Hundred Years: A Family Saga Series, Book 1.

—Smiley, Jane.

2014

EBook

Longlisted for the 2014 National Book Award From the winner of the Pulitzer Prize : a powerful, engrossing new novel-the life and times of a remarka...

Twelve years a slave

—Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?

2013

Book On CD

"Born a free man in New York State in 1808, Solomon Northup was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., in 1841. He spent the next twelve harrowing years of hi...

12 years a slave : a true story of betrayal, kidnap and slavery

—Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?

2013

Book

Born a free man in New York State in 1808, Solomon Northup was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., in 1841. He spent the next 12 years as a slave on a Loui...

12 years a slave

2014

Blu-ray

The harrowing account of a black man, born free in New York State, who was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in 1841. Having no way to contact...

12 years a slave

2014

DVD

The harrowing account of a black man, born free in New York State, who was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in 1841. Having no way to contact...

Twelve years a slave

—Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?

2013

Book

Autobiography of Solomon Northup, a free Black man from Saratoga, N.Y., who was kidnapped in 1841 and forced into slavery in Louisiana for twelve year...

Ten years a nomad : a traveler's journey home

—Kepnes, Matt, author.

2019

Book

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12 years a slave

—Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?

2014

Large Print

"A memoir of a black man who was born a citizen of New York, kidnapped and sold as a slave in 1841, and rescued from a cotton plantation in Louisiana...

70 years a cowboy

—Long, T. B., 1876-

1965

Book

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Twelve years a slave : the black history classic

—Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?, author.

2021

Book

"Solomon Northup tells about being kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South after having been a free citizen in New York during the mid-1800s."--...

Thirty years a Watchtower slave : the confessions of a converted Jehovah's Witness

—Schnell, William J., 1905- author.

2001

Book

At first, the Watchtower Society seemed harmless to William J. Schnell, even valuable as a way to develop his faith in God and pass it on to others. T...

A frozen New Years 2.

2021

DVD

It's New Year's Eve and all of Sunnyville is preparing to ring in the New Year! Santa is also getting ready for his well-deserved holiday! But where w...

40 years, a Charlie Brown Christmas

2007

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Artsy toddler storytimes : a year's worth of ready-to-go programming

—Hopkins, Carol Garnett.

2013

Book

Storytime experiences help children develop school-readiness and preliteracy skills. Art and craft activities appropriate for toddler skill sets are h...

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Canada Reads 2021

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