TY - SER
KW - Whiskey Rebellion
KW - French and Indian War
KW - slavery
KW - John Forbes (1707-59)
KW - Underground Railroad
KW - John Armstrong (1717-95)
KW - Black Americans
KW - Protestants
AU - David Bradley
AB - John Washington, a young, black PhD student in Philadelphia, returns to his hometown of Chaneysville, Bedford County to visit his ailing mentor, who helps John understand the mysterious death of his father in the Allegheny Mountains.
C1 - 1970s
C3 - Bedford County; Juniata River; Allegheny Mountains; Bedford; Southampton Twp.; Chaneysville
C4 - Literary; Black; Historical
CY - New York
LA - English
M3 - Novel
N1 - This PEN/Faulkner Award-winning novel was inspired by the author’s mother, who researched 13 unmarked Bedford County graves, and learned they belonged to runaway slaves.
N2 - John Washington, a young, black PhD student in Philadelphia, returns to his hometown of Chaneysville, Bedford County to visit his ailing mentor, who helps John understand the mysterious death of his father in the Allegheny Mountains.
PB - Harper & Row
PP - New York
PY - 1981
RN - David Bradley (1950— ), born and raised in Bedford, Bedford County, graduated from Bedford High School and the University of Pennsylvania. He teaches creative writing at the University of Oregon.
EP - 432 p.
TI - The Chaneysville Incident
ER -