The Sweet Hell Inside: The Rise of an Elite Black Family in the Segregated South Contributor(s): Ball, Edward (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060505907 ISBN-13: 9780060505905 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $23.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2002 Annotation: With the panoramic story of one colored elite family who rose from the ashes of the Civil War to create an American cultural dynasty, Ball offers the historical and literary successor to his highly acclaimed "Slaves in the Family." |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | United States - 19th Century |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2001030880 |
Physical Information: 1.07" H x 5.32" W x 7.99" (0.77 lbs) 432 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From National Book Award winner Edward Ball comes The Sweet Hell Inside, 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. The Sweet Hell Inside 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. With 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ball, Edward: - Edward Ball was born in Georgia, raised in the South, and worked in New York as an art critic. His first book, Slaves in the Family, told the story of his search for the descendants of his ancestors' slaves. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina, with his wife, Elizabeth. |