Slaves in the Family

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Synopsis
The Ball family hails from South Carolina―Charleston and thereabouts. Their plantations were among the oldest and longest-standing plantations in the South. Between 1698 and 1865, close to four thousand black people were born into slavery under the Balls or were bought by them. In Slaves in the Family, Edward Ball recounts his efforts to track down and meet the descendants of his family's slaves. Part historical narrative, part oral history, part personal story of investigation and catharsis, Slaves in the Family is, in the words of Pat Conroy, "a work of breathtaking generosity and courage, a magnificent study of the complexity and strangeness and beauty of the word ‘family.'"

Winner of the National Book Award

Copyright:
1998

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
474 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780374265823
Publisher:
Farrar Straus & Giroux
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Edward Ball
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Reference, Biographies and Memoirs, Social Studies
Submitted By:
Bookshare.org Volunteer
Proofread By:
Jim Pardee
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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