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Kidnapped at the age of 11 from his home in Benin, Africa, Olaudah Equiano spent the next 11 years as a slave in England, the U.S., and the West Indies, until he was able to buy his freedom. His autobiography, published in 1789, was a bestseller in its own time. Cameron has modernized... Read Full Overview

Illus. with black-and-white archival engravings with an introduction by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.??

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The Life Of Olaudah Equiano: Or Gustavus Vassa, The African (1837) is an autobiographical account of the life of Olaudah Equiano, a former slave who became a prominent abolitionist in the late 18th century. The book was first published in 1789 and has since been reprinted numerous... Read Full Overview

The Life of Olaudah Equiano: Or Gustavus Vassa, The African is an autobiographical account of the life of Olaudah Equiano, a former slave who became a prominent abolitionist and writer. The book was originally published in 1789 and was later reissued in 1837. Equiano was born... Read Full Overview