{"product_id":"fifty-years-in-chains-charles-ball-9781469607849","title":"Fifty Years in Chains: Or, the Life of an American Slave","description":"\u003ci\u003eFifty Years in Chains: Or, the Life of an American Slave\u003c\/i\u003e (1859) was an abridged and unauthorized reprint of the earlier \u003ci\u003eSlavery in the United States\u003c\/i\u003e (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 fugitive slave narratives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA DOCSOUTH BOOK. This collaboration between UNC Press and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library brings classic works from the digital library of Documenting the American South back into print. DocSouth Books uses the latest digital technologies to make these works available in paperback and e-book formats. Each book contains a short summary and is otherwise unaltered from the original publication. DocSouth Books provide affordable and easily accessible editions to a new generation of scholars, students, and general readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Ball\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1469607840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781469607849\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Unc at Chapel Hill Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Charles Ball","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44065799962879,"sku":"9781469607849","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1f6af9d4-c971-4d06-b628-75946302425f.jpg?v=1685403568","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fifty-years-in-chains-charles-ball-9781469607849","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}