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Freedom Calling - Introducing Another Main Character, Enapay
Freedom Calling - Another Main Character
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This is Enapay, a Native American Sioux whose name means "Appears Bravely". To Celia, Enapay is a friend sent from heaven.
EXCERPT from the book: Celia writes, "I had a growing admiration for Enapay, a man whose ancestors survived in this land for eons, and passed down their skills from one generation to the next. He was resourceful, resilient and wise without guile, and he astounded me with his knowledge of the earth's abundant bounty."
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
Book Link: https://amzn.to/2yCeYab
This is Enapay, a Native American Sioux whose name means "Appears Bravely". To Celia, Enapay is a friend sent from heaven.
EXCERPT from the book: Celia writes, "I had a growing admiration for Enapay, a man whose ancestors survived in this land for eons, and passed down their skills from one generation to the next. He was resourceful, resilient and wise without guile, and he astounded me with his knowledge of the earth's abundant bounty."
(Click link to view Enapay).
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
Not Just Another Civil War Novel
Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
Not "just another Civil War novel." You will question your own definition of freedom, morality and humanity as you share the joys, sorrows and experiences of the main characters who have all struggled to re-define what it means to be free.
FREEDOM CALLING Book: The Great Dismal Swamp People
FREEDOM CALLING - Book Highlights
THE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP
During the American Civil War, many runaways took refuge in the Great Dismal Swamp that spans the border of Virginia and North Carolina. But the Dismal had been a used as a safe haven even long before 1861. Many Native Americans, African-Americans, and even Portuguese and English seamen, for various reasons, inhabited the swamp from as early as the 1600s. Some were outlaws, some fled bondage, some were born there.
The Dismal was millions of acres of thick vegetation and deep, soggy bogs. Much of it was wetland and mire, but the interior had large hummocks with higher ground that was solid and dry.
The swamp was also home to many species of poisonous rattlesnakes and cottonmouths, cougar, alligators and other dangerous animals. Most folks kept to the edges of the swamp, if they entered it at all, and even the brave ones who dared push further in ended up losing their way, sometimes for days, - and afterward would never consider venturing into it a second time!
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
THE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP
During the American Civil War, many runaways took refuge in the Great Dismal Swamp that spans the border of Virginia and North Carolina. But the Dismal had been a used as a safe haven even long before 1861. Many Native Americans, African-Americans, and even Portuguese and English seamen, for various reasons, inhabited the swamp from as early as the 1600s. Some were outlaws, some fled bondage, some were born there.
The Dismal was millions of acres of thick vegetation and deep, soggy bogs. Much of it was wetland and mire, but the interior had large hummocks with higher ground that was solid and dry.
The swamp was also home to many species of poisonous rattlesnakes and cottonmouths, cougar, alligators and other dangerous animals. Most folks kept to the edges of the swamp, if they entered it at all, and even the brave ones who dared push further in ended up losing their way, sometimes for days, - and afterward would never consider venturing into it a second time!
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
FREEDOM CALLING Book: The Great Dismal Swamp
FREEDOM CALLING - Book Highlights
By the 1800's the inhabitants of the Great Dismal Swamp were known by many names,... Melungeons, Outliers, Maroons, Swampers... Some lived their whole lives without ever leaving the swamp.
The term Melungeon means a person of mixed race,... a combination of African-American, Native American and European descent, but freed and fugitive African-Americans, Native Americans from various tribes and white Caucasians also lived in the Dismal.
Their shelters were simple and small and rather crude but serviceable, (like the one in the photo below), and often cobbled together from logs, scavenaged board planks and bark. Usually living in small groups, their little communities, tucked in the secluded thickets of dry hummocks, were scattered within the interior of the swamp. The Outliers were almost completely self-sufficient, and lived off the land by hunting, gathering and planting. To make tools they reworked whatever iron and metal they found, traded for, or brought with them.
The swamp was a rich hunting ground with a large fresh-water lake (Lake Drummond; see photo) at the center. The water in Lake Drummond, though amber colored, is especially pure because of the tannic acids of the juniper, cypree and gum trees forests in the swamp. Kegs of the Dismal's swampwater was sold as drinking water for sailing ships since the water stayed fresh for a very long time! It was also thought to have magical qualities - that if regularly drunk would prevent illness and ensure long life!
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
By the 1800's the inhabitants of the Great Dismal Swamp were known by many names,... Melungeons, Outliers, Maroons, Swampers... Some lived their whole lives without ever leaving the swamp.
The term Melungeon means a person of mixed race,... a combination of African-American, Native American and European descent, but freed and fugitive African-Americans, Native Americans from various tribes and white Caucasians also lived in the Dismal.
Their shelters were simple and small and rather crude but serviceable, (like the one in the photo below), and often cobbled together from logs, scavenaged board planks and bark. Usually living in small groups, their little communities, tucked in the secluded thickets of dry hummocks, were scattered within the interior of the swamp. The Outliers were almost completely self-sufficient, and lived off the land by hunting, gathering and planting. To make tools they reworked whatever iron and metal they found, traded for, or brought with them.
The swamp was a rich hunting ground with a large fresh-water lake (Lake Drummond; see photo) at the center. The water in Lake Drummond, though amber colored, is especially pure because of the tannic acids of the juniper, cypree and gum trees forests in the swamp. Kegs of the Dismal's swampwater was sold as drinking water for sailing ships since the water stayed fresh for a very long time! It was also thought to have magical qualities - that if regularly drunk would prevent illness and ensure long life!
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
Freedom Calling - Enapay's Native American Medicine - White Willow
Freedom Calling - Book Highlights - ENAPAY
Native American Medicine - Willow Tree
While they traveled together, the book character, Enapay, a Native American Sioux, taught Celia a great deal about Nature's bounty and the amazing medicine she provides to those who know how to it. One remedy Celia learned about was using the stems and bark of the white willow tree as a natural pain reliever.
Enapay was troubled by chronic arthritis, and traveling by horse and wagon, it often flared up. In a tin box in the wagon he kept a supply of the tender stems, leaves and bark from the white willow. He chewed on the twigs while they rode to ease his pain, and made tea with woody bark each evening.
The white willow contains salicin which is the main ingredient of aspirin and is a strong anti-inflammatory for relieving muscular pain and arthritis. The weeping willow is nature's aspirin, but it is absorbed more slowly so its effects last longer, and does not produce some of the side effects that synthetic aspirin causes.
The willow also contains populin which reduces swelling and is a fever reducer. The leaves are so higher in vitamin C than an orange! Willow can also be used topically as a poultice. It is astringent and cooling and beneficial to apply to insect stings and painful swellings.
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
Native American Medicine - Willow Tree
While they traveled together, the book character, Enapay, a Native American Sioux, taught Celia a great deal about Nature's bounty and the amazing medicine she provides to those who know how to it. One remedy Celia learned about was using the stems and bark of the white willow tree as a natural pain reliever.
Enapay was troubled by chronic arthritis, and traveling by horse and wagon, it often flared up. In a tin box in the wagon he kept a supply of the tender stems, leaves and bark from the white willow. He chewed on the twigs while they rode to ease his pain, and made tea with woody bark each evening.
The white willow contains salicin which is the main ingredient of aspirin and is a strong anti-inflammatory for relieving muscular pain and arthritis. The weeping willow is nature's aspirin, but it is absorbed more slowly so its effects last longer, and does not produce some of the side effects that synthetic aspirin causes.
The willow also contains populin which reduces swelling and is a fever reducer. The leaves are so higher in vitamin C than an orange! Willow can also be used topically as a poultice. It is astringent and cooling and beneficial to apply to insect stings and painful swellings.
SEE MORE INFO and PICS on FACEBOOK Book Page:
https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
AMAZON BOOK LINK: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...
Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
Check Out My New Release! The Edge Of Freedom - Freedom Calliing Book Series!
The Edge Of Freedom by Dana Vacca
NEW RELEASE!
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A Civil War slave with a will to be free, a New Bedford sea captain, a Native American, Lakota Sioux, in a powerful, moving and spiritual journey. The saga of Freedom Calling Series.
Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia has just surrendered. Less than a week later, President Lincoln has been assassinated.
While America is struggling to heal from its fresh wounds, two emancipated slaves, Daisy and Celia, begin a dangerous journey north to New Bedford. With their Native American friend, Enapay, as a guide, they venture from the protection of Virginia’s Great Dismal Swamp.
Celia is fighting to return home to her sea-faring husband, whaling master, Eben MacGregor and, after a long separation, she is hoping to regain the life she had left behind. Daisy is stepping into an unfamiliar world and newfound freedom. They are both optimistic but fearful of the unknown that lies ahead.
Roaming the countryside are bitter Confederates, including slave patrols, the Gray Ghost, John Mosby, and other rebels who, though defeated, have not given up the fight. They are not all that spell danger for the three travelers, and the obstacles they must overcome are not all found south of the Mason-Dixon line.
Over land, by wagon, and aboard a sailing ship at sea, history comes to life in this exciting historical novel full of action, adventure, and romance.
The lives of Captain MacGregor, Celia, Daisy and Enapay are touchstones to humanity and re-define the meaning of freedom and liberty for all. Their journey becomes one, not only of miles, but of enlightenment.
Their saga is a page-turner filled with authentic, accurate history that is wound with violent loss and strong bonds of love that plumb the depths of heart and soul.
A sailing ship, a sea captain, a whale, a journey from 1865 Virginia to New Bedford make this story of love, struggle and rebirth, an exciting adventure.
The Edge Of Freedom
** Reviews **
**** Dana Vacca is a master storyteller with an uncanny knack of weaving historical fact into a captivating plot, carrying her characters through a perilous journey, on to a place of love, hope and restoration. A compelling read! - Elaine Brogno, Author and Copy Editor
**** I eagerly awaited The Edge Of Freedom, the sequel to the exciting book, Freedom Calling. Dana Vacca’s intriguing tale of escaped slave, Celia, and her captain continues in this second book of the series. A compelling novel rich with characters and history. - Marty Pena, children’s author & illustrator
**** Freedom Calling and sequel, The Edge of Freedom is a great historical fiction series! The characters come alive on the page as the story unfolds. Dana’s work has that feel that puts the reader on this journey right along with them. I cheered for Celia all the way! Highly Recommended. - Dennis Dillon, author
NEW RELEASE!
bk: https://amzn.to/2IeqR8e
ebk: https://amzn.to/32Ja0Uv
A Civil War slave with a will to be free, a New Bedford sea captain, a Native American, Lakota Sioux, in a powerful, moving and spiritual journey. The saga of Freedom Calling Series.
Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia has just surrendered. Less than a week later, President Lincoln has been assassinated.
While America is struggling to heal from its fresh wounds, two emancipated slaves, Daisy and Celia, begin a dangerous journey north to New Bedford. With their Native American friend, Enapay, as a guide, they venture from the protection of Virginia’s Great Dismal Swamp.
Celia is fighting to return home to her sea-faring husband, whaling master, Eben MacGregor and, after a long separation, she is hoping to regain the life she had left behind. Daisy is stepping into an unfamiliar world and newfound freedom. They are both optimistic but fearful of the unknown that lies ahead.
Roaming the countryside are bitter Confederates, including slave patrols, the Gray Ghost, John Mosby, and other rebels who, though defeated, have not given up the fight. They are not all that spell danger for the three travelers, and the obstacles they must overcome are not all found south of the Mason-Dixon line.
Over land, by wagon, and aboard a sailing ship at sea, history comes to life in this exciting historical novel full of action, adventure, and romance.
The lives of Captain MacGregor, Celia, Daisy and Enapay are touchstones to humanity and re-define the meaning of freedom and liberty for all. Their journey becomes one, not only of miles, but of enlightenment.
Their saga is a page-turner filled with authentic, accurate history that is wound with violent loss and strong bonds of love that plumb the depths of heart and soul.
A sailing ship, a sea captain, a whale, a journey from 1865 Virginia to New Bedford make this story of love, struggle and rebirth, an exciting adventure.
The Edge Of Freedom
** Reviews **
**** Dana Vacca is a master storyteller with an uncanny knack of weaving historical fact into a captivating plot, carrying her characters through a perilous journey, on to a place of love, hope and restoration. A compelling read! - Elaine Brogno, Author and Copy Editor
**** I eagerly awaited The Edge Of Freedom, the sequel to the exciting book, Freedom Calling. Dana Vacca’s intriguing tale of escaped slave, Celia, and her captain continues in this second book of the series. A compelling novel rich with characters and history. - Marty Pena, children’s author & illustrator
**** Freedom Calling and sequel, The Edge of Freedom is a great historical fiction series! The characters come alive on the page as the story unfolds. Dana’s work has that feel that puts the reader on this journey right along with them. I cheered for Celia all the way! Highly Recommended. - Dennis Dillon, author
Freedom Calling A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
FREEDOM CALLING is a page-turner packed with action, emotion, romance and adventure - vibrantly painted with powerful characters, vivid imagery and factual details of the Civil War era.
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