Ball, Edward

A riveting true life/true crime narrative of the partnership between the murderer who invented the movies and the robber baron who built the railroads.

Chronicles Edward Ball's investigation into his family history, discussing how his finding of hair in an old family desk prompted him to begin the research and what he was able to learn through DNA analysis and fingerprinting.

The author, a descendant of Charleston plantation owner Elias Ball, tells about his experiences attempting to trace the history of his family and the genealogies of the slave families once owned by the Balls.

The author, a descendant of Charleston plantation owner Elias Ball, tells about his experiences attempting to trace the history of his family and the genealogies of the slave families once owned by the Balls.