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The New Yorker: "Jones has written a book of tremendous moral intricacy." Time: "A masterpiece that deserves a place in the American literary canon." Edward P Jones, two-time National Book Award finalist, 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 of its moral complexities.
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- PublisherAmistad / HarperCollins
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 096513671X
- ISBN 13 9780965136716
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages388
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