Title |
Slaves in the family
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Names |
Ball, Edward.
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Book Number |
DB046018
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Digital Book
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Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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Annotation |
A history of a South Carolina homestead from 1698 to 1865, told through interviews with descendants of plantation slaves. Inspired by a family reunion to learn about the past, the author traveled across the United States and to Africa. Among the timeworn recollections are portrayals of slaves and slaveholders working side by side over generations. Bestseller.
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Narrator |
Sams, Robert.
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Local Subject |
Bestseller - Non-Fiction - BEN
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Adult Book - AD
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History, United States - HUS
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History - HST
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African American concern - AFRAM
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Black Interest - BLK
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General Non-Fiction - GNF
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Award-Winning Adult Books - AWA
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Long Book - LO
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Booklist - National Book Award - BNBA
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Audience Notes |
Bestseller.
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Male narrator.
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Award winner.
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LC Subject |
African Americans - South Carolina - Charleston Region - History
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Plantation life - South Carolina - Charleston Region - History
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Slaveholders - South Carolina - Charleston Region - History
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Slaves - South Carolina - Charleston Region - History
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Charleston Region (S.C.) - Biography
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Charleston Region (S.C.) - Race relations
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Call Number |
975.79150099 ANF
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Language |
English
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Released |
1998
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 1998
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Original Publication |
Recorded from: 1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus & Giroux, c1998. 0374265828
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