{"product_id":"the-interesting-narrative-of-olaudah-equiano-the-black-history-classic-hardcover","title":"The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano: The Black History Classic - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOlaudah Equiano\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTom Butler-Bowdon\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDISCOVER THE INDIGNITIES AND REALITIES OF SLAVERY FROM A CAPTIVATING FIRST-HAND NARRATIVE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOlaudah Equiano's interesting narrative is an astonishing first-hand account of kidnapping, enslavement and eventual emancipation that has horrified and enlightened readers for over 200 years. \u003ci\u003eThe Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano\u003c\/i\u003e is a seminal work in a genre that seeks to help us better shape the present by understanding our violent past.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn insightful Introduction from Atlantic slave trade expert Michael Taylor sheds light on Equiano's life, including his spiritual conversion, his wide travels, and the impact of his writing on the eventual abolition of slavery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOTHER TITLES AVAILABLE IN THE CAPSTONE CLASSICS SERIES INCLUDE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Room of One's Own, Virginia Woolf \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e978-0-857-08882-6 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeyond Good and Evil, Friedrich Nietzsche \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e978-0-857-08848-2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLetters From a Stoic, Seneca \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e978-1-119-75135-9 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeditations, Marcus Aurelius \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e978-0-857-08846-8\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Frederick Douglass, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e978-0-857-08910-6\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e978-0-857-08847-5\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e978-0-857-08876-5\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Interpretation of Dreams, Sigmund Freud \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e978-0-857-08844-4\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Science of Getting Rich, Wallace Wattles \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e978-0-857-08008-0\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e978-0-857-08077-6\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThink and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e978-1-906-46559-9\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwelve Years a Slave, Solomon Northup \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e978-0-857-08906-9\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUtopia, Thomas More \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e978-1-119-75438-1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the full list of titles in the series, please see \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ewww.thisiscapstone.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDISCOVER THE INDIGNITIES AND REALITIES OF SLAVERY FROM A CAPTIVATING FIRST-HAND NARRATIVE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOlaudah Equiano's interesting narrative is an astonishing first-hand account of kidnapping, enslavement and eventual emancipation that has horrified and enlightened readers for over 200 years. \u003ci\u003eThe Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano\u003c\/i\u003e is a seminal work in a genre that seeks to help us better shape the present by understanding our violent past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn insightful Introduction from Atlantic slave trade expert Michael Taylor sheds light on Equiano's life, including his spiritual conversion, his wide travels, and the impact of his writing on the eventual abolition of slavery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOlaudah Equiano\u003c\/b\u003e was an African writer and abolitionist whose experiences as a slave prompted him to become involved in the British antislavery movement. Born in the area that is now southern Nigeria, he was kidnapped with his sister at around the age of 11, sold by local slave traders and shipped across the Atlantic. After buying his freedom, Equiano worked as an explorer and merchant for 20 years, and eventually settled in England. He published his memoirs in 1789.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Taylor is an historian of colonial slavery, the British Empire and the British Isles. 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