The Innocent, by Madison Jones (Popular Library, 1970). Published originally in 1957, this was “the first novel by one of the major writers of contemporary Southern fiction,” explains an oft-repeated description of The Innocent. “Although Jones [1925-2012] won many awards in his lifetime, his work is not as well known as it should be. This is the story of a young man returning to his father’s farm in Tennessee after a failed career and a disastrous marriage only to find change, regimentation and a loss of freedom everywhere he looks. The idealism of Duncan Welsh is contrasted with the willfully evil Aaron McCool, a moonshiner encamped on Duncan's family’s property.”
McGinnis’ original art for this novel can be enjoyed here.
READ MORE: “Remembering Madison Jones,” by Jeremy Henderson (The War Eagle Reader).
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