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 the novel.

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