Nearer My Freedom
The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself
Published on 7. March 2023
216 pages
978-1-7284-6272-1 (ISBN)
Description
Millions of Africans were enslaved during the transatlantic slave trade, but few recorded their personal experiences. Olaudah Equiano''s The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano is perhaps the most well known of the autobiographies that exist. Using this narrative as a primary source text, authors Monica Edinger and Lesley Younge share Equiano''s life story in "found verse," supplemented with annotations to give readers historical context. This poetic approach provides interesting analysis and synthesis, helping readers to better understand the original text. Follow Equiano from his life in Africa as a child to his enslavement at a young age, his travels across the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, his liberation, and his life as a free man.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Lerner Publishing Group
Target group
Young adult
US School Grade: From Fifth Grade to Twelfth Grade, Reading Age: From 11 to 12 years, Interest Age: From 10 to 18 years
Illustrations
Glossary; Bibliography; Index; Illustrations, color
File size
4,89 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-7284-6272-1 (9781728462721)
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