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Eliot Pattison

“The best of historical novels allow us to commit our entire spirit to understanding another world that was once our own.”

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July 4: 248 Years to be Grateful For

Of all the passages in my new novel Freedom’s Ghost, the one that readers have most often commented on is the scene in which an escaped slave is being offered his freedom and he recoils: “My freedom ain’t yers to give,” he growls, “I have to earn it.” It is a simple but profound sentiment, … Continue reading “July 4: 248 Years to be Grateful For”

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