The Historian Who Unearthed 'Twelve Years a Slave' : The New Yorker

The Historian Who Unearthed 'Twelve Years a Slave' : The New Yorker

She asked Mr. Claitor how much it cost. “What do you want that for?” he
said. “There ain’t nothin’ to that old book. Pure fiction.” He sold it
to her for twenty-five cents