The known world
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Published:
New York : Amistad, [2003].
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
388 pages ; 24 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
0060557540, 9780060557546, 9780060557553 (pbk. : alk. paper), 0060557540 (acid-free paper), 9780060557546 (acid-free paper), 0060557559, 9780060557553
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Description
When a plantation proprietor and former slave--now possessing slaves of his own--dies, his household falls apart in the wake of a slave rebellion and corrupt underpaid patrollers who enable free black people to be sold into slavery.
Awards
Pulitzer Prize, Fiction, 2004.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Jones, E. P. (2003). The known world. First edition. New York, Amistad.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Jones, Edward P. 2003. The Known World. New York, Amistad.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Jones, Edward P, The Known World. New York, Amistad, 2003.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Jones, Edward P. The Known World. First edition. New York, Amistad, 2003.

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