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Henry Townsend, a black farmer, boot maker, and former slave becomes proprietor of his own plantation - as well as his own slaves. When he dies, his widow, Caldonia, succumbs to profound grief, and things begin to fall apart: slaves take to escaping under the cover of night, and families who had once found love beneath the weight of slavery begin to betray one another. Beyond the Townsend household, the known world also unravels: low-paid white patrollers stand watch as slave 'speculators' sell ...Vis mer

Andre utgaver

The known world

Innbundet · 2004

The known world

Pocket · 2004