{"product_id":"the-interesting-narrative-of-the-life-of-olaudah-equiano-or-gustavus-vassa-the-african-paperback-9781108060233","title":"The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano; Or Gustavus Vassa, the African (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108060233","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOr Gustavus Vassa, the African\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1789 autobiography of a former slave is a key work in the history of the abolitionist movement in Britain.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eOlaudah Equiano (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108060233, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 6 June 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e268 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.35 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNigerian-born Olaudah Equiano (c.1745–97), also known as Gustavus Vassa, was sold into slavery as a child and endured the horrors of the transatlantic slave ships. He later worked on board Royal Navy vessels, receiving an education and converting to Christianity. Buying his freedom in 1766, he embarked on several voyages before settling in London, where he became involved in the causes of anti-slavery and the welfare of former slaves. Published in 1789, this successful two-volume autobiography boosted the abolitionist cause, providing a first-hand account of the experience of Africans on both sides of the Atlantic. An important document in the history of slavery and immigration, it remains a classic work of black writing. Volume 2 recounts how Equiano achieved his freedom, his conversion to Christianity, his experience of shipwreck in the West Indies, and his life in England.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e7. The author's disgust at the West Indies\u003cbr\u003e 8. Three remarkable dreams\u003cbr\u003e 9. The author arrives at Martinico\u003cbr\u003e 10. The manner of the author's conversion to the faith of Jesus Christ\u003cbr\u003e 11. Picking up eleven miserable men at sea\u003cbr\u003e 12. Different transactions of the author's life.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economic history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economic history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economic%20history%20%5BKCZ%5D%22\"\u003eKCZ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006013493528,"sku":"9781108060233","price":25.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108060233i.jpg?v=1696747477","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-interesting-narrative-of-the-life-of-olaudah-equiano-or-gustavus-vassa-the-african-paperback-9781108060233","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}