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In January 1785, a young African American woman named Elizabeth was
put on board the Lucretia in New York Harbor, bound for Charleston,
where she would be sold to her fifth master in just twenty-two
years. Leaving behind a small child she had little hope of ever
seeing again, Elizabeth was faced with the stark reality of being
sold south to a life quite different from any she had known before.
She had no idea that Robert Townsend, a son of the family she was
enslaved by, would locate her, safeguard her child, and return her
to New York--nor how her story would help turn one of America's
first spies into an abolitionist. Robert Townsend is best known as
one of George Washington's most trusted spies, but few are aware of
how he worked to end slavery. As Robert and Elizabeth's story
unfolds, prominent figures from history cross their path, including
Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Benedict Arnold,
John André, and John Adams, as well as participants in the Boston
Massacre, the Sons of Liberty, the Battle of Long Island,
Franklin's Paris negotiations, and the Benedict Arnold treason
plot. The 2023 paperback edition includes a new chapter
highlighting recent discoveries about Liss's freedom and later
life.
Meet Mallory Weggemann: a Paralympic gold-medalist, world champion
swimmer, ESPY winner, and NBC Sports commentator whose
extraordinary story will give you the encouragement you need to
rise up to meet any challenge you face in life. On January 21,
2008, a routine medical procedure left Mallory paralyzed from her
waist down. Less than two years later, Mallory had broken eight
world records, and by the 2012 Paralympic Games, she held fifteen
world records and thirty-four American records. Two years after
that, a devastating fall severely damaged her left arm. But despite
all of the hardships that Mallory faced, she was sure about one
thing: she refused to give up. After two reconstructive surgeries
and extended rehab, she won two gold medals and a silver medal at
the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships. And even better, she
found confidence, independence, and persevering love. She even
walked down the aisle on her wedding day against all odds.
Mallory's extraordinary resilience and uncompromising commitment to
excellence are rooted in her resolve, her faith, and her sheer
grit. In Limitless, Mallory shares the lessons she learned by
pushing past every obstacle and expectation that stood in her way,
teaching you how to: redefine your limits remember that healing is
not chronological be willing to fail lean on your community embrace
your comeback write your own ending Mallory's story reminds us that
we can handle whatever challenges, labels, or difficulties we face
in life, and we can do it on our own terms. Because when we refuse
to accept every boundary that hems us in--physical, emotional, or
societal--we become limitless.
Meet Mallory Weggemann: a Paralympic gold-medalist, world champion
swimmer, ESPY winner, and NBC Sports commentator whose
extraordinary story will give you the encouragement you need to
rise up to meet any challenge you face in life. On January 21,
2008, a routine medical procedure left Mallory paralyzed from her
waist down. Less than two years later, Mallory had broken eight
world records, and by the 2012 Paralympic Games, she held fifteen
world records and thirty-four American records. Two years after
that, a devastating fall severely damaged her left arm. But despite
all of the hardships that Mallory faced, she was sure about one
thing: she refused to give up. After two reconstructive surgeries
and extended rehab, she won two gold medals and a silver medal at
the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships. And even better, she
found confidence, independence, and persevering love. She even
walked down the aisle on her wedding day against all odds.
Mallory's extraordinary resilience and uncompromising commitment to
excellence are rooted in her resolve, her faith, and her sheer
grit. In Limitless, Mallory shares the lessons she learned by
pushing past every obstacle and expectation that stood in her way,
teaching you how to: redefine your limits remember that healing is
not chronological be willing to fail lean on your community embrace
your comeback write your own ending Mallory's story reminds us that
we can handle whatever challenges, labels, or difficulties we face
in life, and we can do it on our own terms. Because when we refuse
to accept every boundary that hems us in--physical, emotional, or
societal--we become limitless.
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