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Freedom Calling - Celia's Journey - Virginia
A good part of the this saga takes place in the state of Virginia, circa 1864. Virginia offers a wide array of landscape and topography. It is a very beautiful state! This clear, flowing river and beautiful cascading waterfall is just one example!
Celia traveling through Virginia, c1864, Civil War raging. Avoiding soldiers & gunfire, she seeks solace in the wilderness & hides for a day in a small cave beside this waterfall.
Celia's journey changes her, and she slowly transforms from the child-like girl into a young woman as she searches for truth, - her own truth.
BOOK LINK at AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Callin...
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
Celia traveling through Virginia, c1864, Civil War raging. Avoiding soldiers & gunfire, she seeks solace in the wilderness & hides for a day in a small cave beside this waterfall.
Celia's journey changes her, and she slowly transforms from the child-like girl into a young woman as she searches for truth, - her own truth.
BOOK LINK at AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Callin...
See PICS & MORE: https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
Freedom Calling - Celia's Journey Continues - Survival - Virginia
FREEDOM CALLING by Dana Vacca
A Storm at Sea, Sailing Ship, Steam Locomotive, Great Dismal Swamp, Battlefield - Can Celia endure ????
Celia - "I never considered myself brave, strong, or even especially very clever, but I've made it through much of my journey... because of intuition, serendipity, or maybe the hand of God? I like to think it is the latter."
See PICS HERE: https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
A Storm at Sea, Sailing Ship, Steam Locomotive, Great Dismal Swamp, Battlefield - Can Celia endure ????
Celia - "I never considered myself brave, strong, or even especially very clever, but I've made it through much of my journey... because of intuition, serendipity, or maybe the hand of God? I like to think it is the latter."
See PICS HERE: https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
See VIDEO BOOK TRAILER: https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
Freedom Calling - Celia - Inner Journey to Truth
FREEDOM CALLING: A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea -Dana Vacca
Celia's dangerous trek to FREEDOM becomes an inner journey to truth.
When Celia escapes she is suddenly tossed into a unknown world filled with new and perilous dangers, but there is no turning back. Her faith in God and in her mother’s words are all that keep her alive. Her journey is long and laced with unforeseen hazards and snares that test her spirit and threaten her life. As the days toll past, her spirit grows stronger; it blooms with courage and fortitude she never imagined she possessed. No longer “the one who waits”, she is now “the one who acts”. She has come of age in the forest, - with purpose, with desire, with resolve. No longer does she merely react to fear, she dominates it, - She has taken up the reins to steer her life toward her own destiny,… to a better life, - a life of freedom.
Notes to Self:
There is a quote I have always handy near my desk. It is by Mark Twain: "Courage is not the absence of fear, it is acting in spite of it."
I often find myself striving to overcome myself,... my fears. We all have them; I don't think I am alone. But fear can be crippling, not easy to quell, - and courage so hard to muster. That little quote is a continual reminder to me that I may not always be able to erase my fears, but I can face them, and stop them from paralyzing me by learning to move forward in spite of them. It is a continual process, I know. I keep trying.
PICS: https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
Book https://amzn.to/2MfiMiW
Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
Celia's dangerous trek to FREEDOM becomes an inner journey to truth.
When Celia escapes she is suddenly tossed into a unknown world filled with new and perilous dangers, but there is no turning back. Her faith in God and in her mother’s words are all that keep her alive. Her journey is long and laced with unforeseen hazards and snares that test her spirit and threaten her life. As the days toll past, her spirit grows stronger; it blooms with courage and fortitude she never imagined she possessed. No longer “the one who waits”, she is now “the one who acts”. She has come of age in the forest, - with purpose, with desire, with resolve. No longer does she merely react to fear, she dominates it, - She has taken up the reins to steer her life toward her own destiny,… to a better life, - a life of freedom.
Notes to Self:
There is a quote I have always handy near my desk. It is by Mark Twain: "Courage is not the absence of fear, it is acting in spite of it."
I often find myself striving to overcome myself,... my fears. We all have them; I don't think I am alone. But fear can be crippling, not easy to quell, - and courage so hard to muster. That little quote is a continual reminder to me that I may not always be able to erase my fears, but I can face them, and stop them from paralyzing me by learning to move forward in spite of them. It is a continual process, I know. I keep trying.
PICS: https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
Book https://amzn.to/2MfiMiW
Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
freedom Calling - Does your dog "READ" too?
One of my favorite things is to curl up on the couch with a good book. And guess, what,… it is my little dachshund’s favorite thing, too!
At day’s end, after being bumped, muddied and rubbed raw by the world, after all the day’s work is complete,
the anticipation of drifting away into the comfort of that magic hour quickens and revives me.
Even if it is Monday, I drive home with that Friday night “it’s not a school night” feeling. Though it may be June, I get the quiet the quiet thrill I remember from third grade when a blizzard guaranteed the announcement of a “snow day”.
I imagine slipping away, as if easing into a lover’s embrace, to my magic place, my secret space, that exists between the tick and tock of the clock,… where once again, I am in my little piece of heaven.
My dog, Nicholas, has a similar feeling about reading. When that evening time nears, he waits to hear, “Let’s go read”; - he has learned the words. His eyes brighten. He grabs a chew-toy and hops up onto the couch. Although his definition of reading may be a little askew, to him “reading” is total contentment. I haven’t got the heart to tell him that, for humans, “reading” doesn’t involve a chew-toy.
PICS You've got to see these!
https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
Book Link:
https://amzn.to/2M9iPNb
Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
At day’s end, after being bumped, muddied and rubbed raw by the world, after all the day’s work is complete,
the anticipation of drifting away into the comfort of that magic hour quickens and revives me.
Even if it is Monday, I drive home with that Friday night “it’s not a school night” feeling. Though it may be June, I get the quiet the quiet thrill I remember from third grade when a blizzard guaranteed the announcement of a “snow day”.
I imagine slipping away, as if easing into a lover’s embrace, to my magic place, my secret space, that exists between the tick and tock of the clock,… where once again, I am in my little piece of heaven.
My dog, Nicholas, has a similar feeling about reading. When that evening time nears, he waits to hear, “Let’s go read”; - he has learned the words. His eyes brighten. He grabs a chew-toy and hops up onto the couch. Although his definition of reading may be a little askew, to him “reading” is total contentment. I haven’t got the heart to tell him that, for humans, “reading” doesn’t involve a chew-toy.
PICS You've got to see these!
https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
Book Link:
https://amzn.to/2M9iPNb
Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
Freedom Calling - Sea-faring Folk Art & Folklore - Scrimshaw & More
FREEDOM CALLING - SEA FOLKLORE & Folk Art
MERMAID CRIMPER or pie jagger of ivory c. 1860-70
Seamen on whaling ships carved beautiful objects like this c1860s ivory pie-crimper during the long hours of their off-watches.
NOTE: Hunting whales in the 1800s was grueling and extremely dangerous work, and whales were plentiful then. It wasn't until the mid-1900s, when means of hunting them became high-tech, and gave humans a very unfair advantage. Far too many whales were then taken with new methods, and we realized the population of whales was quickly dwindling.
Not what we like to see done with whales, but it is a part of our history; and the artistry of some of these pieces, though, is amazing.
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
MERMAID CRIMPER or pie jagger of ivory c. 1860-70
Seamen on whaling ships carved beautiful objects like this c1860s ivory pie-crimper during the long hours of their off-watches.
NOTE: Hunting whales in the 1800s was grueling and extremely dangerous work, and whales were plentiful then. It wasn't until the mid-1900s, when means of hunting them became high-tech, and gave humans a very unfair advantage. Far too many whales were then taken with new methods, and we realized the population of whales was quickly dwindling.
Not what we like to see done with whales, but it is a part of our history; and the artistry of some of these pieces, though, is amazing.
See beautiful pic & more: https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
Freedom Calling - Civil War Ghost Photography? Real or Fraud? Spooky!
In the Spirit of Halloween!
CIVIL WAR GHOSTS? Real Photos or FRAUD? Spooky!
Civil War-era photographer, Walter Mumler claimed the spirits of Civil War dead could be seen in his photographs of family members, like this photo (click on link below), taken of Mary Todd Lincoln with the "ghost" of husband, Abe, behind her.
Mrs. Lincoln was a faithful client of Mumler's. She had lost 3 of her 4 children AND her husband. In Mumler's "photographs" of her, one of her deceased loved ones always showed up,... lovingly beside or behind her.
Pic: https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
More about MUMLER:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...
https://twitter.com/CivilWarEscape/st...
CIVIL WAR GHOSTS? Real Photos or FRAUD? Spooky!
Civil War-era photographer, Walter Mumler claimed the spirits of Civil War dead could be seen in his photographs of family members, like this photo (click on link below), taken of Mary Todd Lincoln with the "ghost" of husband, Abe, behind her.
Mrs. Lincoln was a faithful client of Mumler's. She had lost 3 of her 4 children AND her husband. In Mumler's "photographs" of her, one of her deceased loved ones always showed up,... lovingly beside or behind her.
Pic: https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
More about MUMLER:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...
https://twitter.com/CivilWarEscape/st...
Freedom Calling - Captain's Cabin Aboard Ship - The Lady Grey
ABOARD THE SHIP - CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS
Book Excerpts
"The captain went into his cabin to the nook lined with rolls of nautical charts. Bent over the large map spread out on the map table, he traced our plotted route and pointed to our present location...."
Check out this typical New England ship interior
http://penobscotmarinemuseum.org/pbho...
It is a typical interior of a New England barque. The design and furnishings of Freedom Calling's whale ship, the LADY GREY, would have been very much like this.
The captain's cabin was located in the aft-most section of the ship. A bank of large, paned windows lined the stern-side gallery that, by day, bathed the cabin in rays of bright, sunny light and silvery moonlight by night.
How amazing it would be,... to be seated at the chart table with the beautiful panorama of azure blue sky and cobalt sea receding behind you!
PICS: https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
Book Link: http://amzn.to/2MfiMiW
Book Excerpts
"The captain went into his cabin to the nook lined with rolls of nautical charts. Bent over the large map spread out on the map table, he traced our plotted route and pointed to our present location...."
Check out this typical New England ship interior
http://penobscotmarinemuseum.org/pbho...
It is a typical interior of a New England barque. The design and furnishings of Freedom Calling's whale ship, the LADY GREY, would have been very much like this.
The captain's cabin was located in the aft-most section of the ship. A bank of large, paned windows lined the stern-side gallery that, by day, bathed the cabin in rays of bright, sunny light and silvery moonlight by night.
How amazing it would be,... to be seated at the chart table with the beautiful panorama of azure blue sky and cobalt sea receding behind you!
PICS: https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
Book Link: http://amzn.to/2MfiMiW
Freedom Calling - The Captain's Domain, The Quarterdeck - The Lady Grey
The Captain's Domain - The Quarterdeck
Book Excerpt
"For a short time each morning and evening, the captain walked the starboard stretch of the sternmost upper deck that was his private retreat. Most of his time, though, was spent on the quarterdeck, just behind the main mast of the ship. That was his domain, his throne, where he reigned supreme. There, he knew the real meaning of freedom that most landsmen can only imagine."
The quarterdeck of a ship is the area of the ship immediately behind the enormous, trunk-like main mast and is the location of the helm, the huge ship's wheels that control the massive rudder that steers the ship.
The quarterdeck is almost a "sacred" space. Only men on duty are understood to be present there, and it is not a place for casual conversation, loitering or horse-play. It is a place governed by strict adherence to protocol that has been ordained for centuries; a always to be a place of absolute order and smartly conduct.
See pics & MORE:
https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
Book LINK:
http://amzn.to/2MfiMiW
Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
Book Excerpt
"For a short time each morning and evening, the captain walked the starboard stretch of the sternmost upper deck that was his private retreat. Most of his time, though, was spent on the quarterdeck, just behind the main mast of the ship. That was his domain, his throne, where he reigned supreme. There, he knew the real meaning of freedom that most landsmen can only imagine."
The quarterdeck of a ship is the area of the ship immediately behind the enormous, trunk-like main mast and is the location of the helm, the huge ship's wheels that control the massive rudder that steers the ship.
The quarterdeck is almost a "sacred" space. Only men on duty are understood to be present there, and it is not a place for casual conversation, loitering or horse-play. It is a place governed by strict adherence to protocol that has been ordained for centuries; a always to be a place of absolute order and smartly conduct.
See pics & MORE:
https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
Book LINK:
http://amzn.to/2MfiMiW
Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
Freedom Calling - Is Your Dog Loyal? - Dogs of the Civil War
Is Your Dog Loyal?
I'll bet he or she would follow you anywhere, right?
I thought so! Mine, too. He's my best friend, best buddy; knows what I'm thinking before I even think it!
That isn't just the case with our dogs, but dogs in the 19th century were like that, too! In fact, a lot of them followed their owners right into battle without a second thought! There was Harvey from Ohio, and Major from Maine, and Sallie from Pennsylvania. There were so many dogs in the 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry that it was known as the Barking Dog Regiment! And you probably knew General Lee's horse was named Traveler, but did you know President Jefferson Davis' dog was also named Traveler?
Check out the dogs that fought alongside their owners in the Civil War!
Click Link: https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
I'll bet he or she would follow you anywhere, right?
I thought so! Mine, too. He's my best friend, best buddy; knows what I'm thinking before I even think it!
That isn't just the case with our dogs, but dogs in the 19th century were like that, too! In fact, a lot of them followed their owners right into battle without a second thought! There was Harvey from Ohio, and Major from Maine, and Sallie from Pennsylvania. There were so many dogs in the 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry that it was known as the Barking Dog Regiment! And you probably knew General Lee's horse was named Traveler, but did you know President Jefferson Davis' dog was also named Traveler?
Check out the dogs that fought alongside their owners in the Civil War!
Click Link: https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
Freedom Calling - Book Trailer Video NEW!!!
Check out FREEDOM CALLING's Youtube Book Trailer Video!
Brand New!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOOOX...
Brand New!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOOOX...
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