Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself

by Monica Edinger, Jane Wong, Lesley Younge

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1728464072
• ISBN13: 9781728464077
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Zest Books (Tm)
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 5 to Postsecondary