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The Life of
Olaudah Equiano,
or Gustavus
Vassa, the African
by
Olaudah Equiano

The Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African

by Olaudah Equiano

Excerpt


The author leaves Doctor Irving, and engages on board a Turkey ship — Account of a black man's being kidnapped on board and sent to the west-indies, and the author's fruitless endeavors to procure his freedom — Some account of the manner of the author's conversion to the faith of Jesus Christ.

Book Details


PIBN10822109
ISBN978-0-259-53182-1
ISBN (Hardcover)978-0-331-41413-4
LanguageEnglish
CategoryAdventure
Pages302
Words78700
Vocabulary3089

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