“Gentlemen,” he said, and the word cut neat and cool through the lingering noise. “We are gathered to bind the fates of our states together, not with mere treaties, but with the iron certainty of a road.” A breath. A rustle of shirt cuffs. “Not a rut through the mud, not a track for cattle,” he continued, “but a grand artery. A marvel worthy of the Republic. From Baltimore to the west, to the frontier and the territories beyond—where commerce may flow, and with it, the lifeblood of our nation.” LegacyHistorical FictionRemembranceWomen S FictionEmotional HealingPoetic ProseGhost StorySpiritual FictionPennsylvania HistoryAppalachian Folklore Book:Mountain Laurel Source: Mountain Laurel
“I gathered the courage to enter the room and finally meet the woman who brought me into this world. We are connecting at the end of her life for the first time.” InspirationalIdentityForgivenessResilienceMemoirHistorical FictionMother DaughterEmotional HealingTrauma RecoveryFamily Legacy Book:The Orphan of Lady Liberty: A Tale of Hope, Betrayal, and Triumph of the Human Spirit Source: The Orphan of Lady Liberty: A Tale of Hope, Betrayal, and Triumph of the Human Spirit