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Jones, Edward P. (Author).

Summary: In antebellum Virginia, young slave Henry Townsend stays with his powerful white owner after his parents buy his freedom, soon becoming a slave owner himself, but when he dies in his thirties, his worst fears come true as his widow, Caldonia, takes over the plantation and it slips into chaos.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780061159176
  • ISBN: 0060557559
  • ISBN: 9780060557553
  • Physical Description: print
    388 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: Amistad deluxe edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Amistad, 2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary.
Citation/References Note:
Wilson's Fiction, March 2006
Library Journal Starred, August 2003
Booklist starred, September 2003
Kirkus Starred, July 2003
New York Times, December 2003
Multicultural Review, June 2004
Wilson's Fiction
Library Journal Starred
Booklist starred
Target Audience Note:
Adult Follett Library Resources
Adult
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.8 22 73563.
Subject: Virginia Fiction
Plantations Fiction
African Americans Fiction
Enslaved persons Fiction
Slavery Fiction
Plantation life Fiction
African American slaveholders Fiction
African American plantation owners Fiction
Genre: Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 14 of 14 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Jefferson County.

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  • 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jefferson County Library-Arnold F JONES (Text) 30061000166229 Fiction Available -
Jefferson County Library-Northwest F JONES EDWARD (Text) 30000024055091 Fiction Available -

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