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 - Paperback

FormatBook

Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9788027334087

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by Charles Ball (Author)

"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.

Number of Pages: 140

Dimensions: 0.3 x 9 x 6 IN

Publication Date: October 15, 2019

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