INTO THE FREE

Published by David C Cook

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This story is a work of fiction. All characters and events are the product of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to any person, living or dead, is coincidental.

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are taken from the King James Version of the Bible. (Public Domain.)

LCCN 2011938727

ISBN 978-0-7814-0424-2

eISBN 978-0-7814-0800-4

© 2012 Julie Cantrell

Published in association with the literary agency of WordServe Literary Group, Ltd., 10152 S. Knoll Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130.

“Yonder Come the Blues” lyrics written by Ma Rainey in 1926.

John Steinbeck quotes from Of Mice and Men © 1937 John Steinbeck, published by Penguin in 1993. Quotes from The Grapes of Wrath © 1939 John Steinbeck, published by Penguin in 2006.

Virginia Woolf quote from The Waves, published in 2005 by Collector’s Library © CRW Publishing.

“Get Out of Town” lyrics written by Cole Porter for the 1938 musical Leave It to Me!

F. Scott Fitzgerald quotes from This Side of Paradise, published in 2005 by Modern Library.

The Team: John Blase, Nicci Jordan Hubert, Amy Konyndyk, Nick Lee, Renada Arens, Karen Athen

Cover Design: faceoutstudio

Cover Photos: Shutterstock

First Edition 2012