The Life of Olaudah Equiano

by Olaudah Equiano

Overview

Compelling work traces the formidable journey of an Igbo prince from captivity to freedom and literacy and recounts his enslavement in the New World, service in the Seven Years War with General Wolfe in Canada, voyages to the Arctic with the Phipps expedition of 1772–73, six months among the Miskito Indians in Central America, and a grand tour of the Mediterranean as a personal servant to an English gentlemen. Skillfully written, with a wealth of engrossing detail, this powerful narrative deftly illustrates the nature of the black experience in slavery.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486111230
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	02/13/2012
Series:	Dover Thrift Editions
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	611,131
File size:	796 KB
Age Range:	14 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