Slaves in the Family - Paperback
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Slaves in the Family - Paperback
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by Edward Ball (Author)
Decades after this celebrated work of narrative nonfiction won the National Book Award and changed the American conversation about race, Slaves in the Family is reissued by FSG Classics, with a new preface by the author.
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.
Author Biography
Edward Ball is the author of several works of nonfiction, including Slaves in the Family. Born and raised in the South, he attended Brown University and received his MFA from the University of Iowa before coming to New York and working as an art critic for The Village Voice. He lives in Connecticut and teaches writing at Yale University.
Number of Pages: 544
Dimensions: 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN
Publication Date: April 22, 2014
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Slaves in the Family
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 7.8
Point Value: 31
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