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Nearer my freedom : the interesting life of Olaudah Equiano by himself / Monica Edinger and Lesley Younge.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Minneapolis : Zest Books , [2023]Description: 216 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781728450988
  • 1728450985
  • 9781728464077
  • 1728464072
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Prologue -- I was born in Essaka -- No small fear -- I was now amongst a people -- To see fresh wonders -- Curse the tide -- I determined to make every exertion -- Nearer my freedom -- If I should still be saved -- A roving disposition -- I rejoiced in spirit -- A mind for a new adventure -- Go ye and do likewise -- Epilogue -- Creating a verse version -- Timeline -- Glossary.
Summary: "Using Olaudah Equiano's autobiography as the source, the text shares Equiano's life story in found verse. Readers will follow his story from his childhood in Africa, enslavement at a young age, liberation, and life as a free man"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: "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. This poetic approach provides interesting analysis and synthesis, helping readers to better understand the original text. Follow Equiano from his life in Africa as a child to his enslavement at a young age, his travels across the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, his liberation, and his life as a free man." -- Amazon.com.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
YA Book YA Book Main Library YA NonFiction EQUIANO, O. E23 Available 33111011272776
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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. This poetic approach provides interesting analysis and synthesis, helping readers to better understand the original text. Follow Equiano from his life in Africa as a child to his enslavement at a young age, his travels across the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, his liberation, and his life as a free man.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-210) and index.

"Using Olaudah Equiano's autobiography as the source, the text shares Equiano's life story in found verse. Readers will follow his story from his childhood in Africa, enslavement at a young age, liberation, and life as a free man"-- Provided by publisher.

"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. This poetic approach provides interesting analysis and synthesis, helping readers to better understand the original text. Follow Equiano from his life in Africa as a child to his enslavement at a young age, his travels across the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, his liberation, and his life as a free man." -- Amazon.com.

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Grades 7-9 Zest Books.

Prologue -- I was born in Essaka -- No small fear -- I was now amongst a people -- To see fresh wonders -- Curse the tide -- I determined to make every exertion -- Nearer my freedom -- If I should still be saved -- A roving disposition -- I rejoiced in spirit -- A mind for a new adventure -- Go ye and do likewise -- Epilogue -- Creating a verse version -- Timeline -- Glossary.

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