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THE INTERESTING NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF OLAUDAH EQUIANO 2 VOLUME SET
OR GUSTAVUS VASSA, THE AFRICAN |
| By: |
Olaudah Equiano |
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Multiple copy pack |
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£42.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1108060242 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781108060240 |
| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION |
| Pub. date: |
3 June, 2013 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition |
| Pages: |
562 |
| Description: |
This 1789 autobiography of a former slave is a key work in the history of the abolitionist movement in Britain. |
| Synopsis: |
Nigerian-born Olaudah Equiano (c.1745-97), also known as Gustavus Vassa, was sold into slavery as a child and endured the horrors of the transatlantic slave ships. He later worked on board Royal Navy vessels, receiving an education and converting to Christianity. Buying his freedom in 1766, he embarked on several voyages before settling in London, where he became involved in the causes of anti-slavery and the welfare of former slaves. Published in 1789, this successful two-volume autobiography boosted the abolitionist cause, providing a first-hand account of the experience of Africans on both sides of the Atlantic. It remains a classic work of black writing. Volume 1 covers Equiano's kidnapping and the Atlantic crossing, his adventures in the Royal Navy and his experiences in merchant trading in the Americas. Volume 2 recounts how Equiano achieved his freedom, his religious conversion, his experience of shipwreck in the West Indies and his life in England. |
| Illustrations: |
2 b/w illus. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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