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Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
- 241 pages · about 4 hours
- First published 1789
- 298 editions
- Free to read
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1 About this book
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.
Good for readers who want: a true life story, history, and a book they can read free online.
- Voyages and travels
- Biography
- Historical
- History
- Indigenous peoples
- Africa, biography
- Great britain, biography
- United states, biography
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Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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