The Chaneysville Incident: A Novel

The Chaneysville Incident: A Novel

Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: A bitter young man searches for the truth about his fatherâ€™s death and discovers the power of history in shaping our lives

Brilliant but troubled historian John Washington returns to his hometown of Chaneysville, Pennsylvaniaâ€”just north of the Mason-Dixon Lineâ€”to learn more about the death of his father. Washington discovers that his father was researching a mystery of his own: why thirteen escaped slaves reached freedom in Chaneysville only to die there, for reasons forgotten or never known at all.

A story of personal discovery and historical revelation, The Chaneysville Incident explores the power of our pasts. Based in part on actual events, this extraordinary novel won the prestigious PEN/Faulkner Award and placed David Bradley in the front ranks of contemporary American authors.
Country USA
Manufacturer Open Road Media
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-08-06
Format Kindle eBook

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