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The Interesting Narrative in the Life of Olaudah Equiano (Norton Critical Editions)

by Unknown Author

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403 pages2000W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN 9780393974942
SlaveryVoyages and travelsSocial life and customsSlavesBiographyUnited StatesPersonal narrativesBiography: generalSlavery & emancipationSocial classesLiteraryBiography / AutobiographyBiography/AutobiographyHistorical - GeneralSpecific Groups - GeneralEquiano, OlaudahSlavernijBiographiesEsclavesSlave trade

About this book

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, written in 1789, details its writer's life in slavery, his time spent serving on galleys, the eventual attainment of his own freedom and later success in business. Including a look at how slavery stood in West Africa, the book received favorable reviews and was one of the first slave narratives to be read widely.

Publication Details

Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Published
2000
Pages
403
ISBN
9780393974942
Language
en

About Unknown Author

An important African involved in the British movement for the abolition of the slave trade. He was enslaved when he was a child but was later able to buy his freedom.

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