The Narrative of Robert Adams, A Barbary Captive (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521842846)

Originally published in London in 1816, The Narrative of Robert Adams is an account of the adventures of an African American seaman who survives shipwreck, slavery, and brutal efforts to convert him to Islam, before being ransomed to the British consul. Robert Adams's story is accompanied by contemporary essays and notes ranking his experience in the context of African exploration at the time. The book's introduction examines Adams's contemporary credibility in relation to literary genres of the slave narrative and the Barbary Captivity narrative.

Author: Robert Adams
ISBN-10: 0521842840
ISBN-13: 9780521842846
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/24/2005
Pages: 252
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.21lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.34w x 0.82d