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The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by himself

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Title
The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by himself
Names
Equiano, Olaudah, b. 1745 (Author)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1791
Place: New York
Publisher: Printed and sold by W. Durell, at his book-store and printing-office, no. 19, Q. Street
Edition: 1st American edition.
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc Rare B-Equiano (Equiano, O. Interesting narrative. 1st American ed. 1791)
Genres
Books
Physical Description
Microfilms
Extent: 2 v. port. 17 cm.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11757667
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8c89a210-0032-0130-4689-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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  • 1791: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by himself" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1791. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9220eb51-db69-1f7d-e040-e00a18062796

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by himself" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9220eb51-db69-1f7d-e040-e00a18062796

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1791). The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by himself Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9220eb51-db69-1f7d-e040-e00a18062796

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The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by himself