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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780060916817
ISBN: 0060916818
Label: Harper Perennial
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: May 23, 1990
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Release Date: May 23, 1990
Sales Rank: 108392
Studio: Harper Perennial
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The legends say something happened in Chaneysville. The Chaneysville Incident is the powerful story of one man's obsession with discovering what that something was--a quest that takes the brilliant and bitter young black historian John Washington back through the secrets and buried evil of his heritage. Returning home to care for and then bury his father's closest friend and his own guardian, Old Jack Crawley, he comes upon the scant records of his family's proud and tragic history, which he drives himself to reconstruct and accept. This is the story of John's relationship with his family, the town, and the woman he loves; and also between the past and the present, between oppression and guilt, hate and violence, love and acceptance.
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Rating:  - History as art
Watch the water swirl downward in a toilet and you will view the essence of a civilization. David Bradley's The Chaneysville Incident begins with an indictment on class status, illustrated by a civilization's sanitary accommodations (6-9). Bradley's main character, John Washington, a professional historian, approaches every aspect of human experience with a historical and analytical eye. John Washington's investigation into the mysterious suicide of his father, Moses Washington, proves to be more ... Read More
Rating:  - One of the great American novels
This is one of the best books I have ever read. It is deeply steeped in both history and a profound sense of the limits of history. I think it has a justifiable claim to standing among the great American novels. It is well researched, and the product of a keen, nuanced, discriminating intellect that, one can tell, does not suffer fools gladly. It deals with our central American wounds, those of race and privilege. It does all of that good stuff that English teachers and critics love to rattle on about. ... Read More
Rating: - One of the great books of the 20th century
A favorite of mine for years. Bradley blends rich emotion with detached history to give a riveting portrait of black America, all through the eyes of a narrator who may or may not be fully rational. Readers can learn much about the actual history of America (the facts check out) as well as be riveted to a superb story.
Rating: - Life changing literature!
The Chaneysville Incident was, for me, life altering. Reading it I determined to be a catalyst of change and not a victim throughout the rest of this earthly journey. I learned things about myself, my people and my purpose. If you are of African descent please read this book. If you are not of African descent please read this book. It is critical literature for contemporary America!
Rating: - Character + Narrative + History.... a gripping story.
First,let me say my father's family was from the same part of Pennsylvania as author David Bradley, as well as the characters portrayed in "The Chaneysville Incident." Yes, those slave graves ARE on that farm. And yes, while there are those who debate the scenario surrounding those graves, Bradley's setting is entirely plausible, and his story was one that was undoubtedly acted out more than a few times in real life.
The Maryland/Pennsylvania border region has certainly had a speckled racial ... Read More
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Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780060916817
ISBN: 0060916818
Label: Harper Perennial
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: May 23, 1990
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Release Date: May 23, 1990
Sales Rank: 108392
Studio: Harper Perennial