The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Contributor(s): Equiano, Olaudah (Author) |
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ISBN: 1515428184 ISBN-13: 9781515428183 Publisher: SMK Books OUR PRICE: $21.84 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
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Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (0.80 lbs) 166 pages |
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Publisher Description: Olaudah Equiano was a prominent African involved in the British movement towards the abolition of the slave trade. His autobiography depicted the horrors of slavery and helped influence British lawmakers to abolish the slave trade through the Slave Trade Act of 1807. Despite his enslavement as a young man, he purchased his freedom and worked as an author, merchant and explorer in South America, the Caribbean, the Arctic, the American colonies, and the United Kingdom. |