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The Fanatics is a novel about Ohio's mixed responses to the Civil War. There are stalwart Confederates and stalwart Unionists.
The Fanatics is a novel about Ohio's mixed responses to the Civil War. There are stalwart Confederates and stalwart Unionists.
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. Making certain he never circumvents the law, Townsend runs his affairs with unusual discipline. But when death takes him unexpectedly, his widow, Caldonia, can't uphold the estate's order, and chaos ensues.
The Fanatics is a novel about Ohio's mixed responses to the Civil War. There are stalwart Confederates and stalwart Unionists.
In this wise, beguiling, and beautiful novel set in the era of the Civil War, award-winning playwright and author J. California Cooper paints a haunting portrait of a woman named Always and four generations of her family.