The Life of Olaudah Equiano
The journey of an Igbo prince from captivity to freedom and literacy; his enslavement in the New World, service in the Seven Years War, voyages to the Arctic, other adventures.
The journey of an Igbo prince from captivity to freedom and literacy; his enslavement in the New World, service in the Seven Years War, voyages to the Arctic, other adventures.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780486406619 (048640661X)
Publish date: January 26th 1999
Publisher: Dover Publications
Pages no: 184
Edition language: English
DNF at 13 percent.I feel bad for not finishing this, but this whole book has been a struggle, which is why it sat on my currently reading shelf for months.The book is a stream of consciousness writing by Olaudah Equiano. Mr. Equiano also known as Gustavus Vassa was a prominent African living in Lond...
The author has a charming writing style. The thing that disturbed me about this book, however, was that the author didn't seem to be arguing for the abolition of slavery at all. Numerous times in the book, following a description of some of the cruelties imposed on the slaves, the author takes the o...