(c&p from Barnes & Noble)
One of the most acclaimed novels in recent memory, The Known World is a daring and ambitious work by Pulitzer Prize winning Edward P. Jones.
The Known World tells that 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 affiars 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.
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