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“It is getting to be a great many years since I have ceased to do what I would, and been forced to do what I could, That is the lot of all flesh, I suppose---But oh it would be lovely sometimes to cut duty, and go on a -bust-. [Varina Davis, Letter to her father William Burr Howell]”

Book:The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

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The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

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Erik Larson

Erik Larson is an American journalist known for his in-depth historical research and engaging narrative style. His works often focus on historical events and individuals, offering readers a deep insight into the past through detailed storytelling and rich details. more

“As she mader the long journey home to Champion Hill she felt what she had tried and failed to feel the day before: she looked at the city and was sick with love for it, sick with yearning to remain a part of it, to remain alive and young and unconfined and bursting with sensation. Her tired muscles began to ache, but even the ache was dear to her, even the blisters on her heels. She'd be a thing of aches and blisters for the rest of her days, she thought; she'd ask for nothing, trouble no one; if only they'd let her keep her freedom, if only they'd let her keep her life.”

Freedom Blisters Frances Paying Guests Champion Hill

Book:The Paying Guests

Source: The Paying Guests

“Va mirar cap endavant, i observant la magnificència del bosc, va abraçar l'aire amb els braços i va acaronar la pluja amb les mans. Per fi era lliure, de cos i ànima, una llibertat única, inigualable; una llibertat que, no es deixaria arravatar.”

Freedom Feminism Witch

Book:BITERNA

Source: BITERNA

“You must give people the freedom to show you who they are.”

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Author:Robin S. Baker

“Most people didn't appreciate the simple things, the gifts of true freedom. The feel of the cold air snapping at your exposed skin, filling you with vivacity. The sight of nature thrumming with life, the rich colors of the sunsets, birds chirping in the sky. But in this case, gunfire as well.”