Title: The life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African
First published: 1998
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 &amp; autobiographies, People of color, Slaves--biography, Ht869.e6 a3 1999, Fiction, general, Freemen
Places: Great Britain, British West Indies, Benin, United States, West Indies
People: Olaudah Equiano (b. 1745), Olaudah Equiano, Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797)
Time periods: 18th century