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This violent land

Robert Johnson

2007380 pagesabout 6–9 hours
2007
first published
  • 2007Historical Images · 380 pages · ENGISBN 9780914875451

"Historical fiction based on journals and correspondence of William Stone, Union veteran and head of the Freedmen's Bureau in Aiken, South Carolina, during Reconstruction. Major Stone's story involves violence, prejudice, politics, compassion, justice, and romance. The Ku Klux Klan, freed blacks, Edgefield plantation owners, and Quaker educators all play roles"--Provided by publisher.

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  • Racismmoderateunreviewed
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