The life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African

Olaudah Equiano First published 1998

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.

Subjects

15.00 history: general
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abolitionists
africa, biography
african american authors
autobiography
biographies
biographies & autobiographies
biography
biography & autobiography
biography / autobiography
biography/autobiography
biography: general
blacks, biography
enslaved persons
enslaved persons, united states
equiano, olaudah
equiano, olaudah , 1745-
equiano, olaudah , 1745-1797
esclaves
great britain, biography
historical - general
history
ht869.e6 a3 2001
ht869.e6 a3 2003
indigenous peoples
literary
nonfiction
people of color
personal narratives
slavernij
slavery
slavery, africa
slavery & emancipation
slavery, great britain
slavery, united states
slavery, west indies
slaves
slaves--biography
slaves--great britain--biography
slaves, united states
slaves--united states--biography
slave trade
slave trade, africa
social classes
social life and customs
specific groups - general
united states
united states, biography
voyages and travels