THE KNOWN WORLD : A Novel
by Edward P. Jones
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/None as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 096513671X
- ISBN 13
- 9780965136716
- Seller
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Amistad / HarperCollins, 2003. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated softcover/NF w/trace shelf wear. Powerfully & dynamic novel of slavery in these United States. Timewise set as slaves gain freedom. Story of African-American Henry Townsend, a former slave, who under the tutelage of William Robbins, the most powerful man in Manchester County, Virginia, becomes both plantation and slave owner himself. Townsend never circumvents the law and builds a strong estate. However, on his untimely death, his widow is unable to maintain matters. The estate disintegrates as the estate's slave labor rebel with new found political consciousness. Author Edward Jones takes an unflinching look at slavery in all of its moral complexities within the upheavals of social change of emancipation.
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- Bookseller
- 100 POCKETS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018999
- Title
- THE KNOWN WORLD : A Novel
- Author
- Edward P. Jones
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- None as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 096513671X
- ISBN 13
- 9780965136716
- Publisher
- Amistad / HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- Fiction/Novel/American Slavery/African-American Slave Owners/Emancipation
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