Fifty Years in Chains; or The Life of an American Slave
By Charles Ball · Running time 10:47:48 · Memoirs
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About this book
This is the story of Charles Ball, an American slave who was born in 1780 and remained a slave for fifty years thereafter. Ball told his story to a lawyer who turned it into this written work. (Summary by Tom Causby)
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