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New Bedford, Massachusetts - 1864
FREEDOM CALLING by Dana Vacca
BOOK EXCERPTS
Celia had never seen a place like New Bedford,.... The busy sea-faring village was a melting pot of cultures and its townspeople, as a whole, were friendly and congenial. One could not find a place more accepting of differences in skin color or customs than New Bedford,...
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BOOK EXCERPTS
Celia had never seen a place like New Bedford,.... The busy sea-faring village was a melting pot of cultures and its townspeople, as a whole, were friendly and congenial. One could not find a place more accepting of differences in skin color or customs than New Bedford,...
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FREEDOM CALLING - The Captain's House
FREEDOM CALLING by Dana Vacca
Book Excerpts - The Captain's House
"Facing me was a fine, gracious mansard with an ornately-corbeled roof and a projecting bay, like the arc of a rainbow that made the front of the residence resemble the prow of a ship. At the highest point was a crested turret with windows like large spectacles looking to the sea. Altogether, it bespoke opulence, and that the captain was, undoubtedly, a man of means,..."
County Street, New Bedford, just a short walk from the wharf, was where many sea captains and ship owners built large, magnificent homes for themselves and their families. From rooftop cupola's or widow's walks they had almost a bird's eye view of the harbor and could keep an close watch on their ships being loaded, unloaded or re-fitted.
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Book Excerpts - The Captain's House
"Facing me was a fine, gracious mansard with an ornately-corbeled roof and a projecting bay, like the arc of a rainbow that made the front of the residence resemble the prow of a ship. At the highest point was a crested turret with windows like large spectacles looking to the sea. Altogether, it bespoke opulence, and that the captain was, undoubtedly, a man of means,..."
County Street, New Bedford, just a short walk from the wharf, was where many sea captains and ship owners built large, magnificent homes for themselves and their families. From rooftop cupola's or widow's walks they had almost a bird's eye view of the harbor and could keep an close watch on their ships being loaded, unloaded or re-fitted.
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FREEDOM CALLING - Celia Arrives In New Bedford
FREEDOM CALLING by Dana Vacca
Book Excerpts - New Bedford Harbor
New Bedford harbor was teeming with activity. Sailing ships coming and going, - loading and unloading cargo in the wharf district...... New Bedford was also the whaling capitol of the world!,.... it was the city that lit the world with its constant supply of whale oil to light the lanterns of homes everywhere!
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Book Excerpts - New Bedford Harbor
New Bedford harbor was teeming with activity. Sailing ships coming and going, - loading and unloading cargo in the wharf district...... New Bedford was also the whaling capitol of the world!,.... it was the city that lit the world with its constant supply of whale oil to light the lanterns of homes everywhere!
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Civil War Era NEW BEDFORD WHALING SHIP - The Lady Grey
FREEDOM CALLING: A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
Book by Dana Vacca
BOOK HIGHLIGHTS - Lady Grey (Ship)
The beautiful sailing barque, Lady Grey, underway with nearly full sail, her hull cuts gracefully through the water toward New Bedford.
Like many whaling and merchant ships of her day, she had "painted on" gun ports (only two were real), so that, from a distance, she had the look of a "ship of the line" and would be thought to be carrying a row of cannon along her larboard and starboard sides. However, this did not insure safety as a privateer captain worth his salt had every ship he had ever seen etched into his memory,... by the line of her hull, the configuration of her masts and sails, - and most often knew which battlements were feigned and which were real!
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
Book by Dana Vacca
BOOK HIGHLIGHTS - Lady Grey (Ship)
The beautiful sailing barque, Lady Grey, underway with nearly full sail, her hull cuts gracefully through the water toward New Bedford.
Like many whaling and merchant ships of her day, she had "painted on" gun ports (only two were real), so that, from a distance, she had the look of a "ship of the line" and would be thought to be carrying a row of cannon along her larboard and starboard sides. However, this did not insure safety as a privateer captain worth his salt had every ship he had ever seen etched into his memory,... by the line of her hull, the configuration of her masts and sails, - and most often knew which battlements were feigned and which were real!
See pics on my FACEBOOK BLOG: https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
Freedom Calling - African-American Soldiers in the Civil War
FREEDOM CALLING - Book Highlights
African-American Soldiers in the Civil War
After May 1863 many of the freed men were allowed to enlist in the Union Army and a great many of them served in the army's management of the camps.
Black leaders like Frederick Douglass encouraged African-American men to become soldiers as it would ensure their eventual US citizenship. The US government formed the Bureau of Colored Troops to organize the increasing numbers of black volunteer soldiers.
Approximately one hundred and ninety thousand black men volunteered during the course of the Civil War, and more than eighty of them became commissioned officers. Besides being soldiers many served as army carpenters, cooks, guards and chaplains. Black women also volunteered. Women were not allowed to join the army or navy, but could serve as nurses, scouts and spies.
Because of racial prejudice, even among Union soldiers, black men were not used as often in combat. But the soldiers who saw combat fought bravely and tenaciously. Sixteen had been awarded to the Medal of Honor for valor, like this soldier pictured. He is Andrew Jackson Smith, recipient of the MEDAL OF HONOR.
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
African-American Soldiers in the Civil War
After May 1863 many of the freed men were allowed to enlist in the Union Army and a great many of them served in the army's management of the camps.
Black leaders like Frederick Douglass encouraged African-American men to become soldiers as it would ensure their eventual US citizenship. The US government formed the Bureau of Colored Troops to organize the increasing numbers of black volunteer soldiers.
Approximately one hundred and ninety thousand black men volunteered during the course of the Civil War, and more than eighty of them became commissioned officers. Besides being soldiers many served as army carpenters, cooks, guards and chaplains. Black women also volunteered. Women were not allowed to join the army or navy, but could serve as nurses, scouts and spies.
Because of racial prejudice, even among Union soldiers, black men were not used as often in combat. But the soldiers who saw combat fought bravely and tenaciously. Sixteen had been awarded to the Medal of Honor for valor, like this soldier pictured. He is Andrew Jackson Smith, recipient of the MEDAL OF HONOR.
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
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.
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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."
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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 - The Lady Grey Asea
Sailing on a tall ship is a wonderful experience. There is no feeling like it! The ship has a presence all her own, from the way her bow cuts the sea, the feel of her deck under your feet, the music of her rigging in the wind, the way she shrugs a rough sea off her beam... Some ships have a spirit, a soul, and to be aboard one like that is to know majesty.
The Lady Grey is such a ship.
Book Excerpts - The Lady Grey
"The ship pressed on towards New Bedford with all canvas up - at full sail. Close-hauled, we were making good speed. Always present, like my own breath, was the sound of the blue-violet sea whishing along the sides of the great wooden ship like liquid silk, as heeled over with the wind on her quarter, the Lady Grey softly cut her path north."
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
The Lady Grey is such a ship.
Book Excerpts - The Lady Grey
"The ship pressed on towards New Bedford with all canvas up - at full sail. Close-hauled, we were making good speed. Always present, like my own breath, was the sound of the blue-violet sea whishing along the sides of the great wooden ship like liquid silk, as heeled over with the wind on her quarter, the Lady Grey softly cut her path north."
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
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