The Chaneysville Incident
- The Chaneysville Incident
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author = David Bradley
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country = USA
language = English
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publisher = Harper & Row Publishers
pub_date = 1981
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"The Chaneysville Incident" is a 1981 novel by David Bradley. It concerns a black historian who investigates an incident involving the death of his father and a prior incident involving the death of some 12 slaves. John, the historian, struggles to solve the mystery of his father, Moses Washington, a moonshiner with a troubled past. Imagination, hunting, death, and racial tensions all make thematic appearances in this novel. Chaneysville is in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
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