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The Chaneysville Incident
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Noah Michael Levine
- Length: 19 hrs and 15 mins
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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.
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By: James Jones
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The Homeplace
- Singing River, Book 1
- By: Gilbert Morris
- Narrated by: Judith West
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
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As the year 1928 begins, 14-year-old Lanie Belle Freeman of Fairhope, Arkansas, has bright hopes for the future. Her father has launched a new business, and her mother is expecting her fifth baby. Lanie has dreams of going to college and being a writer. Then tragedy strikes.
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Slow to start. But hang in there. It’s worth it
- By paula wright on 02-24-19
By: Gilbert Morris
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Provinces of Night
- By: William Gay
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
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E.F. Bloodworth has returned to his home - a forgotten corner of Tennessee - after 20 years of roaming. The wife he walked out on has withered and faded, his three sons are grown and angry. Warren is a womanizing alcoholic, Boyd is driven by jealousy to hunt down his wife's lover, and Brady puts hexes on his enemies from his mamma's porch. Only Fleming, the old man's grandson, treats him with the respect his age commands, and sees past all the hatred to realize the way it can posion a man's soul.
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Story and Narration a perfect match
- By 99hedys on 10-03-15
By: William Gay
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Freedom Road
- By: Howard Fast
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
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It was everywhere. You couldn’t talk about the revolution without using the word freedom in the same breath. But Gideon Jackson knew that freedom meant something different if your skin was black. Fast’s fictional account of the post Civil War era takes us into the life of Gideon Jackson, a black man, newly freed, and determined to make a difference.
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Great Story, Decent Narrator
- By Keon Gardner on 12-04-17
By: Howard Fast
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Hot Springs
- Earl Swagger, Book 1
- By: Stephen Hunter
- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
- Length: 16 hrs and 19 mins
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Earl Swagger is tough as hell. But even tough guys have their secrets. Plagued by the memory of his abusive father, apprehensive about his own impending parenthood, Earl is a decorated ex-Marine of absolute integrity — and overwhelming melancholy. Now he’s about to face his biggest, bloodiest challenge yet. It is the summer of 1946, organized crime’s garish golden age, when American justice seems to have gone to seed for good.
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Good start to a series
- By Jonathan on 09-25-12
By: Stephen Hunter
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The Folk of the Fringe
- By: Orson Scott Card
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Stefan Rudnicki, Emily Janice Card, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
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Only a few nuclear weapons fell. But in the chaos of famine and plague, there existed a few pockets of order. The strongest of them was the state of Deseret. The climate has changed, and the lake has filled up. There, on the fringes, brave, hardworking pioneers are making the desert bloom again.
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Short Story Collection
- By Sam on 02-09-07
By: Orson Scott Card
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The Sound and the Fury
- By: William Faulkner
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
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The Sound and the Fury is the tragedy of the Compson family, featuring some of the most memorable characters in literature: beautiful, rebellious Caddy; the manchild Benjy; haunted, neurotic Quentin; Jason, the brutal cynic; and Dilsey, their black servant. Their lives fragmented and harrowed by history and legacy, the character’s voices and actions mesh to create what is arguably Faulkner’s masterpiece and one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century.
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Hang in
- By W.Denis on 07-11-05
By: William Faulkner
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The Curse of Crow Hollow
- By: Billy Coffey
- Narrated by: Gabe Wicks
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
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A group of teenagers find strange prints seared into the ground around their campsite. They follow the tracks, thinking it will lead to fun. But it doesn't. They eventually arrive at the edge of Alvaretta Graves' property - house of the legendary Riverwood Witch. When an agrument that arises turns violent, Alvaretta places a curse on them.
By: Billy Coffey
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Varina
- A Novel
- By: Charles Frazier
- Narrated by: Molly Parker
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
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With her marriage prospects limited, teenage Varina Howell agrees to wed the much-older widower Jefferson Davis, with whom she expects a life of security as a landowner. He instead pursues a career in politics and is eventually appointed president of the Confederacy, placing Varina at the white-hot center of one of the darkest moments in American history - culpable regardless of her intentions. The Confederacy falling, her marriage in tatters, and the country divided, Varina and her children escape Richmond and travel south on their own, now fugitives.
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Read it rather than listen
- By Anonymous on 08-31-18
By: Charles Frazier
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- MJ
- 11-15-21
Captivating
And now, I find myself in search of more information on the Underground Railroad. ...so much more.....
Well written and an excellent reader. He puts the emotion, tension and accents where needed. It draws you in. Quite the Novel. I will listen to it again.
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- A Harris
- 12-10-22
Moving narrative
Very well-narrated, heartbreaking story of slavery and efforts to historically reconstruct the many interwoven narratives that reveal the truth.
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- Regina Anderson
- 12-14-23
Engrossing story
I’m thankful I listened to this. The reading of this is wonderful and the story is so rich and deep.
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- Jennifer
- 02-04-16
He said, she said, I said.
For me, the story didn't flow well. Lots of jumping around in time which may have been easier to follow in print, but a little tricky with a narrator. Also excessive use of the before mentioned he said, she said, which the narrator overly emphasized.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-24-17
Wonderful for history lovers!
I really enjoyed this story. I appreciate history and this story is filled with it. It's fiction that you could learn from.
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- Dr. Brian C. Morrison
- 01-14-20
Great Read!
This was a captivating telling of the lived experience of Black people. Bradley connects a multitude of African American historical periods, concepts and stories. I particularly appreciated the use of a historian to reveal the plot while venturing on a journey of personal and historical discovery.
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- Norma Peden
- 03-13-17
I Finished It - But -
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
I still never captured what exactly the author was trying to portray. I tried and tried to understand but the point never came to fruition.
What do you think your next listen will be?
Haven't decided yet.
Would you be willing to try another one of Noah Michael Levine’s performances?
No. I would not.
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
I love hearing about my African American history at any time, so I did enjoy hearing CK Washington's journey in freeing a lot of my people.
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