A bitter young man searches for the truth about his father's death and
discovers the power of history in shaping our lives.
Brilliant but troubled historian John Washington returns to his hometown
of Chaneysville, Pennsylvania--just north of the Mason-Dixon Line--to
learn more about the death of his father. Washington discovers that his
father was researching a mystery of his own: why 13 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.