A collection of fourteen short stories by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Known World is set in the Washington, D.C., community of the prize-winning novel, Lost in the City, and follows morally complex characters caught between the old ways of the South and the temptations of modern city life. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.

Product Description: One of the most acclaimed novels in recent memory, The Known World is a daring and ambitious work by Pulitzer Prize winner Edward P. Jones.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...read more

A series of essays written by staff writers of 'The Washington Post' discuss the place of African American men in modern United States society, including their struggles with self-confidence, missed opportunities, and a lack of mentors.

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The author relates his life as an African American growing up in the South during the Jim Crow years.

Set in the nation's capital, a collection of stories about black Americans living in Washington, D.C. introduces characters who struggle daily with loss--of family, of friends, of memories, and of themselves.

Henry Townsend, a black farmer and former slave, falls under the tutelage of William Robbins, the most powerful man in Manchester County, Virginia, but when death takes Robbins unexpectedly, his widow, Caldonia, cannot uphold the estate's order and chaos ensues.