{"product_id":"the-sweet-hell-inside-edward-ball-9780060505905","title":"The Sweet Hell Inside: The Rise of an Elite Black Family in the Segregated South","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom National Book Award winner Edward Ball comes \u003cem\u003eThe Sweet Hell Inside, \u003c\/em\u003e the story of the fascinating Harleston family of South Carolina, the progeny of a Southern gentleman and his slave, who cast off their blemished roots and prospered despite racial barriers. Enhanced by recollections from the family's archivist, eighty-four-year-old Edwina Harleston Whitlock -- whose bloodline the author shares.\u003cem\u003e The Sweet Hell Inside\u003c\/em\u003e features a celebrated portrait artist whose subjects included industrialist Pierre du Pont; a black classical composer in the Lost Generation of 1920s Paris; and an orphanage founder who created the famous Jenkins Orphanage Band, a definitive force in the development of ragtime and jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith evocative and engrossing storytelling, Edward Ball introduces a cast of historical characters rarely seen before: cultured, vain, imperfect, rich, and black -- a family of eccentrics who defied social convention and flourished.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward Ball\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0060505907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060505905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.32w x 1.07d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/20\/2003 pg. 26\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edward Ball","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995475149055,"sku":"9780060505905","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8afbbb10-63a0-4a16-989d-a13e5bb5fc21.jpg?v=1683336025","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sweet-hell-inside-edward-ball-9780060505905","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}