First published 1997
Reverend Wicks Cherrycoke spins a wild yarn about the lives of astronomer Charles Mason and surveyor Jeremiah Dixon. As they journey across Africa and America, the two men navigate a world of fantasy, legend, and outright fabrication, all while tracing the boundary between free and slave states. Through Cherrycoke's captivating storytelling, the epic tale of the famous Mason-Dixon Line takes on a vibrant, unforgettable life of its own.
Genres: literary-fiction, historical-fiction, adventure, epic
Vibes: atmospheric, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: epic-journey, unreliable-narrator
Setting: United States, Pennsylvania, Maryland
Period: Colonial Period, ca. 1600-1775, 18th Century
773 pages · Hardcover · Holt