Fifty Years in Chains-Life of an American Slave
Fascinating True Story of a Fugitive Slave Who Lived in Maryland, South Carolina and Georgia, Served Under Various Masters, and Was One Year in the Navy During the War of 1812
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Publisher Description
"Fifty Years in Chains" is an autobiography of a fugitive slave,Charles Ball, where he describes his life as a slave under various masters and his service in the Chesapeake Bay Flotilla of the U.S. Navy under the command of Commodore Joshua Barney in the War of 1812.
Charles Ball (1780 - unknown) was an enslaved African-American from Maryland who worked as a cook and sailor.According to his Autobiography his grandfather was a man from a noble African family who was enslaved and brought to Calvert County, Maryland around 1730.
GENRE
Biographies & Memoirs
RELEASED
2018
10 February
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
234
Pages
PUBLISHER
Madison & Adams Press
SELLER
Bookwire Gesellschaft zum Vertrieb digitaler Medien mbH
SIZE
1.5
MB
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