Fifty Years in Chains; or The Life of an American Slave
Charles Ball
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This is the story of Charles Ball, an American slave who was born in 1780 and remained a slave for fifty years thereafter. Ball told his story to a lawyer who turned it into this written work. (Summary by Tom Causby) (10 hr 47 min)
Chapters
Chapter 1 | 27:23 | Read by Tom Causby |
Chapter 2 | 43:04 | Read by Tom Causby |
Chapter 3 | 41:20 | Read by Tom Causby |
Chapter 4 | 30:38 | Read by Salma Yasser |
Chapter 5 | 24:26 | Read by Salma Yasser |
Chapter 6 | 20:52 | Read by Maria Kasper |
Chapter 7 | 29:35 | Read by Maria Kasper |
Chapter 8 | 7:55 | Read by fiddlesticks |
Chapter 9, part 1 | 31:51 | Read by James K. White |
Chapter 9, part 2 | 29:41 | Read by James K. White |
Chapter 10 | 29:55 | Read by Guy Lederfein |
Chapter 11, part 1 | 20:35 | Read by James K. White |
Chapter 11, part 2 | 21:35 | Read by James K. White |
Chapter 12 | 31:21 | Read by Mike Pelton |
Chapter 13 | 23:04 | Read by Mike Pelton |
Chapter 14, part 1 | 23:35 | Read by Mike Pelton |
Chapter 14, part 2 | 18:42 | Read by Mike Pelton |
Chapter 15 | 25:50 | Read by Maria Kasper |
Chapter 16 | 32:10 | Read by Maria Kasper |
Chapter 17 | 24:53 | Read by Maria Kasper |
Chapter 18, part 1 | 23:15 | Read by Maria Kasper |
Chapter 18, part 2 | 24:31 | Read by Maria Kasper |
Chapter 19 | 24:00 | Read by Leith Atia |
Chapter 20, part 1 | 19:47 | Read by Maria Kasper |
Chapter 20, part 2 | 17:50 | Read by Maria Kasper |
Reviews
Chapters 4&5???
A LibriVox Listener
Why would anyone allow the lady reading chapters 4 & 5 to be used. At times she could have been reading in English Spanish or German and I would not have known the difference. Amazing book otherwise.
Eva
One of the best books on Llbrivox!
Great Account
Paladin
amazing, honest, sad, story
chapter 4&5
Porsha
Love this book. but the person who read in chapter 4&5 was painful my ears. I couldn't understand much she was saying. she didn't know how to pronounce some of the words and sounded like a beginner reader. but it was a great book.
Jim
This is a good book and a great account of his life. I however had to skip chapter 4&5 I think it was, because I couldn't understand a word the reader said
Mark
Great account of his life, regardless of chapters 4&5. The reader sounded as though she had a French accent and often times abstruse and ambiguous.
I've just finished chapter 5, and it is an interesting biography
Forgiven
But chapter 4 and 5 is almost impossible to understand.
Fifty Years in Chains; or The Life of an American Slave.
John O
A deeply disturbing and upsetting autobiography of an American slave. Just when you thought this poor man might finally find peace with his family at the end of this book . . . . . That SOME people could be so utterly cruel to satisfy their greed says a lot about Human nature. Be weary of the greedy and cruel people that exist today and try to protect yourself from their actions. I can only hope and pray for a day of justice for all people.