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A personal history of slavery in the South, written by a descendant of South Carolina slaveowners who traced the histories of the slave families owned by his ancestors and searched out their descendants. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998.


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"Ball's impressive detective work and the black voices it records build a monumental and extraordinary case history of the rise and fall of America's most shameful institution."

Slaves in the Family

by Ball, Edward

First Edition. First Printing.

Price: $8.00


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Book description: Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1998. The dust jacket has a mylar cover.. First Edition. First Printing.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

  • Bookseller: Catherine O'Toole, Bookseller US (US)
  • Bookseller Inventory #: 019706
  • Format/binding: Hardcover
  • Book condition: Near Fine
  • Jacket condition: Near Fine
  • Edition: First Edition. First Printing.
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • ISBN 10: 0374265828
  • ISBN 13: 9780374265823
  • Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
  • Place: Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.
  • Date published: 1998
  • Pages: 504
  • Size: 6.5 x 9.75 x 2 inches
  • Weight: 2.05 pounds
  • Keywords: SOUTH CAROLINA BIOGRAPHY HISTORY SLAVEHOLDERS
  • Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General;

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