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The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African , [volume 1]

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The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African , [volume 1]
Names
Equiano, Olaudah, 1745-1797 (Author)
Durell, William, 1766?-1845 (Printer)
Durell, William, 1766?-1845 (Bookseller)
Tiebout, Cornelius, 1773?-1832 (Engraver)
Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso,1874-1938, (Former owner)
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The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: MDCCXCI. [1791]
Place: New-York
Publisher: Printed and sold by W. Durell, at his book-store and printing-office, no. 19, Q. Street
Edition: First American edition.
Table of Contents
Vol. 1: ch. 1. The author's account of his country, their manners and customs, &c. -- ch. 2. The author's birth and parentage ; His being kidnapped with his sister ; Horrors of the slave ship -- ch. 3. The author is carried to Virginia ; Arrives in England ; His wonder at a fall of snow -- ch. 4. A particular account of the celebrated engagement between Admiral Boscawen and Monsieur Le Clue -- ch. 5. Various interesting instaces of oppression, cruelty, and extortion -- ch. 6. Favourable change in the author's situation ; He commences merchant with three-pence.
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc Rare B-Equiano (Equiano, O. Interesting narrative. 1st American ed. 1791)
Topics
Equiano, Olaudah, 1745-1797
Enslaved persons -- United States
Enslaved persons -- Great Britain
Slave trade -- West Indies, British
Slave trade -- Africa
Slavery -- United States
Slavery -- West Indies, British
Slavery -- Great Britain
Africa -- Description and travel
Genres
Books
Physical Description
Microfilms
Extent: Vol. 1 : [8], 194 p., [1] leaf of plates
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11757667
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8c89a210-0032-0130-4689-58d385a7bc34
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The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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  • 1745: Creator Born
  • 1797: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African