... of Americans relate the experiences of whites enslaved by Native Americans and Africans enslaved by Americans. Two widely read captivity narratives are The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano by Olaudah Equiano and are A Narrative of Captivity by Mary Rowlandson, in which relate the experiences of an eleven-year-old African male captured for the American slave market and of ... held Rowlandson for ransom to be able to obtain much-need food and supplies (Rowlandson) Both were sold to a series of owners: Mary Rowlandson to various "husbands" and Olaudah Equiano through a...

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