Renee

“And so began the remainder of her life.”
― Jonathan Franzen, Crossroads

“The Dedication: "TO ALL LYOAL MEN AND WOMEN, NORTH AND SOUTH, EAST AND WEST, TO THE UNION ARMY AND NAVY, AND ESPECIALLY TO THE LONG-OPPRESSED RACE FOR WHOM PRESIDENT LINCOLN WROTE THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, THIS RECORD OF HIS STAINLESS LIFE AND MARTYR'S DEATH IS NOW INSCRIBED.”
― Mrs. P. A. Hanaford