Curtis, Christopher Paul,

The madman of Piney Woods / Mad-man of Piney Woods. Christopher Paul Curtis. - 363 pages : map ; 20 cm.

Companion book to: Elijah of Buxton.

Even though it's now 1901, the people of Buxton, Canada (originally a settlement of runaway slaves), and Chatham, Canada, are still haunted by two events of half a century before--the American Civil War, and the Irish potato famine, and the lasting damage those events caused to the survivors.

ISBN: 9780545819756 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2014003493

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Blacks--Canada--Fiction.
Irish--Canada--Fiction.
Post-traumatic stress disorder--Fiction.
Freedmen--Fiction.
Veterans--Fiction.
Immigrants--Canada--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
North Buxton (Ont.)--History--20th century--Fiction.
Chatham (Ont.)--History--20th century--Fiction.
Canada--History--1867-1914--Fiction.