Equiano, the African : biography of a self-made man / Vincent Carretta.
Equiano, the African : biography of a self-made man / Vincent Carretta.
Equiano, the African : biography of a self-made man / Vincent Carretta.
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Publisher
Athens : University of Georgia Press, c2005.
Call Numbers
N306.36209/ 9
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Language
English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
Equiano's Africa -- The Middle Passage -- At sea -- Freedom denied -- Bearing witness -- Freedom of a sort -- Toward the North Pole -- Born again -- Seeking a mission -- The Black poor -- Turning against the slave trade -- Making a life -- The art of the book -- A self-made man.
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Publisher
Athens : University of Georgia Press, c2005.
Place of Publication
Georgia
Date Published
c2005.
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Summary
"For Vincent Carretta, such disconnects between the public persona and actual life of Equiano only increase his importance as a window into a number of complex, overlapping worlds. Equiano was a sailor, adventurer, entrepreneur, and jack-of-all-trades. Carretta distills years of scholarly detective work on Equiano's life and writings into a portrai...
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Equiano, the African : biography of a self-made man / Vincent Carretta.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N306.36209/ 9
Record Identifier
74VKmLJmepVA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKmLJmepVA
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ISBN
9780820325712 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0820325716 (hardcover : alk. paper)
DDC
306.362092
MMS ID
991020596199702626
