The Life of Olaudah Equiano

by Olaudah Equiano

Overview

The journey of an Igbo prince from captivity to freedom and literacy; his enslavement in the New World, service in the Seven Years War, voyages to the Arctic, other adventures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486406619
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	01/26/1999
Series:	Dover Thrift Editions: Black History
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	619,483
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	14 - 18 Years

About the Author

Olaudah Equiano, known for most of his life as Gustavus Vassa, was a writer and abolitionist from, according to his memoir, the Eboe region of the Kingdom of Benin. Enslaved as a child, he was taken to the Caribbean and sold as a slave to a Royal Navy officer. He was sold twice more but purchased his freedom in 1766.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER I. 4
CHAPTER II. 12
CHAPTER III. 20
CHAPTER IV. 27
CHAPTER V. 37
CHAPTER VI. 46
CHAPTER VII. 55
CHAPTER VIII. 61
CHAPTER IX. 61
CHAPTER X. 76
CHAPTER XI. 85
CHAPTER XII. 96