The Interesting Narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano (Written by Himself). Introduction by Atidem Aroha.

by Olaudah Equiano, Atidem Aroha (Editor)

Overview

Olaudah Equiano's narrative is his experience away from his dear home. The slave trade from the very beginning was one of the worst components of European history. This narrative is a moving but important historical document that recounts the hardship the slaves had to endure and survive in their nightmare to the New World.

The Mediterranean labor shortage after the 8th century primarily brought about the African external slave trade. But the West Indies European demand for slaves changed all the institution of slavery transforming it in a deadly and huge intensive labor business. Two-thirds of all these immigrant slaves went directly to the Caribbean (Caribbean-West Indies-Brazil), and fewer than 1/20 went to Colonial North America which started 100 years later; and in 1671 we had already in Barbados (where Equiano first experienced the new world)30,000 slaves and 3,000 in Virginia.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013834781
Publisher:	Alejandro's Libros
Publication date:	08/31/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	132
Sales rank:	838,436
File size:	467 KB