Title:
The known world / Edward P. Jones.
ISBN:
9780061159176
9780060557546
9780060557553
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Amistad, [2003]
©2003
Physical Description:
388 pages ; 24 cm
Summary:
Tells the story of Henry Townsend, a black farmer and former slave who falls under the tutelage of William Robbins, the most powerful man in Manchester County, Virginia. Making certain he never circumvents the law, Townsend runs his affairs with unusual discipline. But when death takes him unexpectedly, his widow, Caldonia, can't uphold the estate's order, and chaos ensues. Jones has woven a footnote of history into an epic that takes an unflinching look at slavery in all its moral complexities.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.8 22.0 73563.
Geographic Term:
OCLC Number:
ocm51519698
Availability:
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
Hastings - Pleasant Hill~1
