An edition of The life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African (1789)
The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African
By Olaudah Equiano,Robert J. Allison,Rebecka Rutledge Fisher
Publish Date
1789
Publisher
Printed for, and sold by the author, no. 10, Union-Street, Middlesex Hospital; sold also by Mr. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard; Mr. Murray, Fleet-Street; Messrs. Robson and Clark, Bond-Street; Mr. Davis, opposite Gray's Inn, Holborn; Messrs. Shepperson and Reynolds, and Mr. Jackson, Oxford-Street; Mr. Lackington, Chiswell-Street; Mr. Mathews, Strand; Mr. Murray, Prince's-Street, Soho; Mess. Taylor and Co. South Arch, Royal Exchange; Mr. Button, Newington-Causeway; Mr. Parsons, Paternoster-Row; and may be had of all the booksellers in Town and Country.
Language
eng
Pages
241
Description:
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: Slavery, Voyages and travels, Social life and customs, Slaves, Biography, United States, Personal narratives, Biography: general, Slavery & emancipation, Social classes, Literary, Biography / Autobiography, Biography/Autobiography, Historical - General, Specific Groups - General, Equiano, Olaudah, Slavernij, Biographies, Esclaves, Slave trade, Slavery, great britain, Slavery, united states, History, 15.00 history: general, Indigenous peoples, Slaves, united states, Africa, biography, Blacks, biography, Biography & Autobiography, Nonfiction, Slavery, west indies, Great britain, biography, Abolitionists, Slave trade, africa, Slavery, africa, Enslaved persons, united states, United states, biography, Enslaved persons, Autobiography, African American authors, Equiano, olaudah , 1745-, Equiano, olaudah , 1745-1797, Slaves--great britain--biography, Slaves--united states--biography, Ht869.e6 a3 2003, 305.5/67/092 b, Ht869.e6 a3 2001, Biographies & autobiographies, People of color, Slaves--biography, Ht869.e6 a3 1999, Fiction, general
People: Olaudah Equiano (b. 1745), Olaudah Equiano, Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797)
Places: Great Britain, British West Indies, Benin, United States, West Indies
Times: 18th century