The Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African
ISBN:048640661X
ISBN13:9780486406619
Publisher:Dover Publications, Incorporated
Authors:Olaudiah Equiano, Olaudah Equiano
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The Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African 0 Edition 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.