{"product_id":"slaves-in-the-family-paperback","title":"Slaves in the Family - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward Ball\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore than twenty years after this celebrated work of narrative nonfiction won the National Book Award and changed the American conversation about race, \u003ci\u003e Slaves in the Family \u003c\/i\u003eis reissued by FSG Classics, with a new preface by the author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Ball family hails from South Carolina--Charleston and thereabouts. Their plantations were among the oldest and longest-standing plantations in the South. Between 1698 and 1865, close to four thousand black people were born into slavery under the Balls or were bought by them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSlaves in the Family, \u003c\/i\u003eEdward Ball recounts his efforts to track down and meet the descendants of his family's slaves. Part historical narrative, part oral history, part personal story of investigation and catharsis, \u003ci\u003eSlaves in the Family\u003c\/i\u003e is, in the words of Pat Conroy, \"a work of breathtaking generosity and courage, a magnificent study of the complexity and strangeness and beauty of the word 'family.'\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Ball \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of several works of nonfiction, including\u003ci\u003e Slaves in the Family\u003c\/i\u003e. Born and raised in the South, he attended Brown University and received his MFA from the University of Iowa before coming to New York and working as an art critic for \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Connecticut and teaches writing at Yale University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slaves in the Family\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 31\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762294358304,"sku":"9780374534455","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0a103bb6c858f07d6cae32089e338389.webp?v=1780218835","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/slaves-in-the-family-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}