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Nearer my freedom : the interesting life of Olaudah Equiano by himself
- Title
- Nearer my freedom : the interesting life of Olaudah Equiano by himself / Monica Edinger and Lesley Younge.
- Author
- Edinger, Monica, 1952-
- Publication
- Minneapolis : Zest Books, [2023]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc D 23-970 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Younge, Lesley
- Description
- 216 pages : illustrations; 21 cm
- 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"--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Juvenile works.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Audience (note)
- Ages 10-18
- Grades 7-9
- 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.
- Call Number
- Sc D 23-970
- ISBN
- 9781728450988
- 1728450985
- 9781728464077
- 1728464072
- LCCN
- 2022023681
- OCLC
- 1330403669
- Author
- Edinger, Monica, 1952- author.
- Title
- Nearer my freedom : the interesting life of Olaudah Equiano by himself / Monica Edinger and Lesley Younge.
- Publisher
- Minneapolis : Zest Books, [2023]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Audience
- Ages 10-18 Zest Books.Grades 7-9 Zest Books.
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Added Author
- Younge, Lesley, author.
- Research Call Number
- Sc D 23-970