02754cam a2200421 4500 559478148 TxAuBib 20220528120000.0 ||||||s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780061746369 0061746363 B000FC12GO Amazon 21ad57ca-f0dd-4724-ab69-b25ec78911d2 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 47101 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Jones, Edward P. The Known World [Libby]. HarperCollins, 2009. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 551kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. African American Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:<p>From Edward P. Jones comes one of the most acclaimed novels in recent memory—winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction.</p> <p>The Known World 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.</p> <p>Edward P. Jones has woven a footnote of history into an epic that takes an unflinching look at slavery in all its moral complexities.</p> <p><strong>"A masterpiece that deserves a place in the American literary canon."—</strong><strong>Time</strong></p>. Media Type: eBook. National Book Award Finalist. Pulitzer Prize. National Book Critics Circle Award. 10 Best Books of 2003. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-05-28 20:00:03. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0293-1/21A/D57/CA/KnownWorld.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=21AD57CA-F0DD-4724-AB69-B25EC78911D2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0293-1/21A/D57/CA/KnownWorld.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=21AD57CA-F0DD-4724-AB69-B25EC78911D2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0293-1/21A/D57/CA/KnownWorld.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=21AD57CA-F0DD-4724-AB69-B25EC78911D2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)