Dominion

From the acclaimed author of "Naming the New World" and "Once Two Heroes" comes a sprawling novel about three generations of a family in the years leading up to the Revolutionary War. Jasper Merian is a newly freed slave who is searching for a plot of land to begin his new life with his family. Settling in the wilderness of the western Carolinas, Jasper and his wife manage to build a thriving estate, Stonehouses. The farm passes through three generations, and family faces many conflicts; from the natural world to colonial politics and the Revolutionary War. When Jasper's grandson, Caleum, is released from the colonial army, he must return to Stonehouses and face the demons of his family's past.