equiano, olaudah

Chronicles the life of Olaudah Equiano, who was born in Africa and enslaved at a young age and brought to America, and details his travels across the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, his liberation, and his life as a free man and work as an abolitionist. Includes black-and-white photographs, maps, sidebars, a timeline, a glossary, and additional resources.

"Using Olaudah Equiano's autobiography as the source, the text shares Equiano's life story in found verse. Readers will follow his story from his childhood in Africa, enslavement at a young age, liberation, and life as a free man"--Provided by publisher.

The biography of Olaudah Equiano, the young African boy who was kidnapped, hidden in an enormous sack, and carried off into slavery, and his struggle with injustice, heartbreak, and his own despair as well as his triumph because of his courage, intelligence, love of adventure, and his unconquerable faith.

Presents the eighteenth-century autobiography of Olaudah Equiano, recounting his life from the year he is kidnapped in Africa and sold as a slave in England to his rise to prominence as an antislavery activist.

A slave narrative written in 1788 by Olaudah Equiano, in which he tells about his childhood in Nigeria, his capture by slave traders, and his years as a slave in the West Indies, America, and in the British navy before becoming a free man in 1766.

An autobiographical account of the life of Olaudah Equiano, discussing his childhood in Africa, his kidnapping and years as a slave and seaman, and his escape to freedom in the Caribbean and England.

The autobiography of a slave kidnapped from a West African tribe as a child who, during his voyages and trials in various parts of the world, educated himself and ultimately purchased his freedom.

Presents the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano in the eighteenth century recounting his life from the year he is kidnapped in Africa and sold as a slave in England to becoming a famous antislavery activist.

Presents a comprehensive biography of Olaudah Equiano, a former slave who lived during the eighteenth century and who wrote from his own experiences of the Middle Passage from Africa, the slave trade, and the horrors of slavery in America.

The biography of Olaudah Equiano, the young African boy who was kidnapped, hidden in an enormous sack, and carried off into slavery, and his struggle with injustice, heartbreak, and his own despair as well as his triumph because of his courage, intelligence, love of adventure, and his unconquerable faith.