Slave trade -- Africa -- Personal narratives
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Vingt Années de la Vie d'un Négrier (French translation of "Captain Canot", second edition; Paris: Amyot, 1860), by Theodore Canot, ed. by Brantz Mayer- Adventures of an African Slaver: Being a True Account of the Life of Captain Theodore Canot, Trader in Gold, Ivory and Slaves on the Coast of Guinea (New York: A.and C. Boni, 1928), by Theodore Canot, ed. by Malcolm Cowley and Brantz Mayer, illust. by Miguel Covarrubias
- Captain Canot, or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver: Being an Account of His Career and Adventures on the Coast, in the Interior, on Shipboard, and in the West Indies (New York and London: D. Appleton and Co., 1854), by Theodore Canot, ed. by Brantz Mayer
- Slave-Catching in the Indian Ocean: A Record of Naval Experiences (London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1873), by P. H. Colomb
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Filed under: Slave trade -- Africa- The African Slave Trade, by Rufus W. Clark (HTML and page images at MOA)
- The African Slave-Trade (Boston: American Tract Society, c1860), by Rufus W. Clark
- Ismailia: A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the Suppression of the Slave Trade, Organized by Ismail, Khedive of Egypt, by Samuel White Baker (Gutenberg text)
- The Black Man's Burden (1920), by E. D. Morel (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Case of the Vigilante, a Ship Employed in The Slave-Trade; With Some Reflections on That Traffic (London: Printed by Harvey, Darton, and Co., 1823), by London Yearly Meeting (Society of Friends) (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Memoirs of the Reign of Bossa Ahadee, King of Dahomy, an Inland Country of Guiney; To Which Are Added, the Author's Journey to Abomey, the Capital; and a Short Account of the African Slave Trade (London: Printed for W. Lowndes, 1789), by Robert Norris (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Narrative of Dimmock Charlton, a British Subject, Taken from the Brig "Peacock" by the U.S. Sloop "Hornet," Enslaved While a Prisoner of War, and Retained Forty-Five Years in Bondage (Philadelphia: The editors, 1859), by Dimmock Charlton, ed. by Mary L. Cox and Susan H. Cox (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- The Autobiography of Nicholas Said, A Native of Bournou, Eastern Soudan, Central Africa (Memphis, TN: Shotwell and Co., Publishers, 1873), by Nicholas Said
- The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade by the British Parliament (2 volume 1808 edition), by Thomas Clarkson
- The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade by the British Parliament (1839), by Thomas Clarkson (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
- Incidents Connected with the Life of Selim Aga, a Native of Central Africa (Aberdeen, Scotland: Published for the author, 1846), by Selim Aga (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, Written by Himself (London: The author, 1789), by Olaudah Equiano
- Volume I: HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC
- Volume I: multiple formats at archive.org
- volume I, second edition: HTML at ECCO TCP
- volume II: HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC
- Volume II: multiple formats at archive.org
- volume II: HTML at ECCO TCP
- 2 volumes in 1: page images at HathiTrust
- Gutenberg text, illustrated HTML, and audio reading
- A Statement with Regard to the Moorish Prince, Abduhl Rahhahman (New York: D. Fanshaw, 1828), by T. H. Gallaudet (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- A Short Account of that Part of Africa Inhabited by the Negroes (based on the Philadelphia edition of 1762; annotated edition 2024), by Anthony Benezet, ed. by Paul Royster (PDF with commentary at unl.edu)
- An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African (with additions; 1786 edition), by Thomas Clarkson (Gutenberg text)
- Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil and Wicked Traffic of the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species (London, 1787), by Ottobah Cugoano
- The Royal African: or, Memoirs of the Young Prince of Annamaboe (second edition; London: Printed for W. Reeve, G. Woodfall, and J. Barnes, 1750) (HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- A Poem on the African Slave Trade: Addressed to Her Own Sex (two parts; Dublin: J. Jones, 1792), by M. Birket
- Slavery Illustrated, in the Histories of Zangara and Maquama, Two Negroes Stolen From Africa and Sold Into Slavery: Related by Themselves (Manchester England: Wm. Irwin; London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., 1849) (HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- The Martyrs and the Fugitive: or, A Narrative of the Captivity, Sufferings, and Death of an African Family, and the Slavery and Escape of Their Son, by S. H. Platt (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- The Blind African Slave, Or Memoirs of Boyrereau Brinch, Nicknamed Jeffrey Brace, by Boyrereau Brinch and Benjamin F. Prentiss (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- The Sky and the Forest (c1948), by C. S. Forester (HTML in Canada; NO US ACCESS)
- A Sailor Boy's Experience Aboard a Slave Ship (originally published 1867; reprinted (without apparent alterations) 1996), by Samuel Robinson
- The Heroine of the White Nile, or, What a Woman Did and Dared: A Sketch of the Remarkable Travels and Experiences of Miss Alexandrine Tinné (New York: Phillips and Hunt; Cincinnati: Walden and Stowe, 1881), by William Wells (page images at ohiomemory.org)
- Ned Garth, by William Henry Giles Kingston (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
- Nauwkeurige Beschryving van de Guinese Goud- Tand- en Slave-Kust: Nevens Alle Desselfs Landen, Koningryken, en Gemenebesten, van de Zeeden der Inwoonders, hun Godsdienst, Regeering, Regtspleeging, Oorlogen, Trouwen, Begraven, enz. (in Dutch; Utrecht: A. Schouten, 1704), by Willem Bosman, contrib. by David van Nyendael and Jan Snoek
- A New and Accurate Description of the Coast of Guinea, Divided into the Gold, the Slave, and the Ivory Coasts (London: Printed for J. Knapton et al., 1705), by Willem Bosman, contrib. by David van Nyendael and Jan Snoek (page images at HathiTrust)
- A New and Accurate Description of the Coast of Guinea, Divided into the Gold, the Slave, and the Ivory Coasts (reprint of the 1705 edition; London: Printed for Sir A. Jones by Ballantyne and Co., 1907), by Willem Bosman, contrib. by David van Nyendael and Jan Snoek (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Report From the Select Committee on the West Coast of Africa; Together With the Minutes of Evidence, Appendix, and Index (2 volumes, 1842), by Great Britain Parliament House of Commons, contrib. by Richard Robert Madden (page images at HathiTrust)
- Coomassie and Magdala: The Story of Two British Campaigns in Africa (New York: Harper and Bros., 1874), by Henry M. Stanley, illust. by Melton Prior (page images at HathiTrust)
- A Journal of the Disasters in Affghanistan, 1841-2 (sixth thousand; London: J. Murray, 1843), by Florentia Wynch Sale
- Scenes in a Soldier's Life: Being a Connected Narrative of the Principal Military Events in Scinde, Beeloochistan, and Affghanistan, During 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, and 1843, Under Generals Lord Keane, Brooks, Sir R. Sale, Wiltshire, Pollock, Nott, England, M'Caskill, and Sir C. Napier (Montreal: R. and C. Chalmers; et al., 1848), by J. H. W. Hall
- A Southern Woman's War Time Reminiscences (Memphis, TN: Press of the Pilcher Printing Co., 1905), by Elizabeth Lyle Saxon
- The Stolen Years (Cleveland: Pennington Press, c1959), by Roger Touhy, contrib. by Ray Brennan (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Horrors of Aleppo, Seen by a German Eyewitness (London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1916), by Martin Niepage (page images at Wisconsin)
- Stowaway to Heaven (Barrington, IL: Armenian Information Bureau, 1960), by Nazareth Barsumian (page images at HathiTrust)
- Coomassie and Magdala: The Story of Two British Campaigns in Africa (New York: Harper and Bros., 1874), by Henry M. Stanley, illust. by Melton Prior (page images at HathiTrust)
- Mémoires d'un Prisonnier d'État (second edition, 2 volumes, in French; Paris: Olivier-Fulgence, 1840), by Alexandre Andryane, contrib. by Federico Confalonieri
- Mémoires d'un Prisonnier d'État au Spielberg (4 volumes, in French; Paris: Ladvocat, 1837-1838), by Alexandre Andryane (page images at HathiTrust)
- Memoirs of a Prisoner of State in the Fortress of Spielberg (2 volumes; London: Saunders and Otley, 1840), by Alexandre Andryane, trans. by Fortunato Prandi, contrib. by Piero Maroncelli (page images at HathiTrust)
- Mémoires d'un Prisonnier d'État (third edition, 2 volumes, in French; Paris: Gaume, 1850), by Alexandre Andryane, contrib. by Federico Confalonieri (page images at HathiTrust)
- Memorie d'un Prigioniero di Stato Nello Spielberg (4 volumes, in Italian; Milan: F. Sanvito, 1861), by Alexandre Andryane, trans. by Francesco Regonati (page images at HathiTrust)
- Mémoires d'un Prisonnier d'État (fourth edition, 2 volumes, in French; Paris: Gaume Freres et J. Duprey, 1862), by Alexandre Andryane, contrib. by Federico Confalonieri (page images at HathiTrust)
- A Lady's Glimpse of the Late War in Bohemia (London: Hurst and Blackett, 1867), by Lizzie Selina Eden (illustrated HTML at Celebration of Women Writers)
- A Place in Thy Memory (New York: John F. Trow, 1858), by Helen Aldrich De Kroyft (page images and uncorrected OCR text at MOA)
- Sketch of a Three Years Travell in South America, California and Mexico, by Eugene Ring (HTML at Wayback Machine)
- Chancellorsville and Gettysburg (Campaigns of the Civil War v6; New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1882), by Abner Doubleday
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