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To complement my new book, "Escape To The Maroons," I want to share more about the courageous people who chose freedom in the Great Dismal Swamp over bondage.  

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The Great Dismal Swamp & Maroons Residents

More than one reader has contacted me asking how I managed to explicitly portray the Great Dismal Swamp in “Escape To The Maroons.” Since that was my intent, I’ll take the compliment. But after visiting the place, I don’t know that any writer can truly describe how extreme surviving there must have been. When I traveled to Virginia and spent a day touring the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, a Ranger drove me around to show me several highlights, including Lake Drummond. Today’s
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