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 Under Various Masters, and Was One Year in the Navy During the War of 1812
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Engelska, 201823 kr
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"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.
