Fifty Years in Chains: Or, the Life of an American Slave (1859) was an abridged and unauthorized reprint of the earlier Slavery in the United States (1836). In the narratives, Ball describes his experiences as a slave, including the uncertainty of slave life and the ways in which the slaves are forced to suffer inhumane conditions. He recounts the qualities of his various masters and the ways in which his fortune depended on their temperament. As slave narrative scholar William L. Andrews has noted, Ball's oft-repeated narrative directly influenced the manner and matter of later...
Fifty Years in Chains: Or, the Life of an American Slave (1859) was an abridged and unauthorized reprint of the earlier Slavery in the Unite...
BOOK SUMMARY: Charles Balls autobiography Fifty Years in Chains: The Life of an American Slave was first published in 1859. In the narratives, Ball describes his experiences as a slave, including the uncertainty of slave life and the ways in which the slaves are forced to suffer inhumane conditions. He recounts the qualities of his various masters and the ways in which his fortune depended on their temperament. HOW THIS BOOK IS DIFFERENT TO OTHER VERSIONS: Edited by Delroy Constantine-Simms (C.Psychol) of Think Doctor Publications This book contains 30 annotated photos of former slaves....
BOOK SUMMARY: Charles Balls autobiography Fifty Years in Chains: The Life of an American Slave was first published in 1859. In the narratives, Ball de...
