In a gripping adaptation of one of the first known slave narratives, Cameron has modernized and shortened the 1789 autobiography of a man who was kidnapped from his home in Africa and spent 11 years in slavery until he was able to buy his freedom. Introduction by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., a Harvard professor of Afro-American studies. Included are historical engravings and a map of Equiano's travels.
In a gripping adaptation of one of the first known slave narratives, Cameron has modernized and shortened the 1789 autobiography of a man who was kidn...
