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David Bradley Reads: The Chaneysville Incident (excerpts)
Author:
David Bradley
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Audio Download
Audio Length:
1 hour and 44 min.
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Publisher's Summary:
"On the Lester Iames farm south of Chaneysville are the graves of thirteen slaves who were coming north on the Underground Railroad. When they were about to be recaptured, rather than return to slavery they asked to be shot. Someone obliged." These words, written by David Bradley's mother for a bicentennial history of his home town, propelled Bradley into 10 years of research and writing for this complex historical mystery novel. It is the story of protagonist John Washington's search for the truth of history, hidden within the clues of story. Told in several voices, this section contains Old Jack Crawley's tale of the time when he and Moses Washington, John's father, rescued their friend Josh White from a lynch mob. Also included is Bradley reading the account of Old Jack's funeral. The Cheneysville Incident, published in 1981, won the PEN/Faulkner Award.
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