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

By Robert J. Allison, Olaudah Equiano, Rebecka Rutledge Fisher

Subjects: Slavery, africa, Biography / Autobiography, Biography: general, Slaves, Indigenous peoples, History, Slave trade, Historical - General, Ht869.e6 a3 1999, United States, People of color, Africa, biography, Personal narratives, Literary, Voyages and travels, Esclaves, Specific Groups - General, Equiano, olaudah , 1745-, Biographies, Slavery, united states, Slaves--great britain--biography, Ht869.e6 a3 2001, Autobiography, Blacks, biography, Biography, Slavery, Social classes, Enslaved persons, united states, Nonfiction, Slaves--united states--biography, Equiano, Olaudah, Slavery, great britain, African American authors, Slavery & emancipation, Enslaved persons, Social life and customs, United states, biography, Abolitionists, Biography & Autobiography, Ht869.e6 a3 2003, Slave trade, africa, Slaves, united states, Biography/Autobiography, Great britain, biography, Slavernij, Equiano, olaudah , 1745-1797, Slavery, west indies, Biographies & autobiographies, 305.5/67/092 b, Slaves--biography, 15.00 history: general

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.