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

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

by Olaudah Equiano

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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.

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PIBN	10822109
ISBN	978-0-259-53182-1
ISBN (Hardcover)	978-0-331-41413-4
Language	English
Category	Adventure
Pages	302
Words	78700
Vocabulary	3089

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