{"product_id":"9781035900596-equianos-travels","title":"Equiano's Travels","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most famous slave memoir of the 18th century. \u003ci\u003eEquiano's Travels\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the extraordinary life and times of Olaudah Equiano, from his early life in Africa to his struggle for freedom in the West Indies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e'I who had been a slave in the morning, trembling at the will of another, was become my own master, and completely free.'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOlaudah Equiano was only eleven when he was kidnapped from the Kingdom of Benin. His report on the horrors that followed whilst imprisoned on slave ships and on land offers a rare and significant insight into the realities of the transatlantic slave trade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in London in 1789, Equiano's memoirs were an instant success and paved the way for the abolition of slavery in the British Empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbridged and edited by Paul Edwards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A powerful and terrifying read.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Central to our understanding of Atlantic slavery.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'A gripping account from 1789 of life as a slave.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55486635508086,"sku":"9781035900596","price":19.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33802224.jpg?v=1744902486","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035900596-equianos-travels","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}