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Various diaries, letters, and other manuscripts chronicle the experiences of Octavian, a young African American, from birth to age sixteen, as he is brought up as part of a science experiment in the years leading up to and during the Revolutionary War.

Eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada--a haven for slaves fleeing the American South in 1859--uses his wits and skills to try to bring to justice the lying preacher who has stolen money that was to be used to buy a family's freedom.

Physician and congressman Dr. Ron Paul offers his perspective on fifty issues of freedom in the United States, including abortion, immigration, medical care, and others.

The author calls for a restoration of the balance between liberty and democracy, arguing that while democracy is flourishing around the world, liberty is not, with elections often bringing to power intolerant, reactionary, anti-Western, and anti-Semitic regimes.

On the twin planets of Werel and Yeowe, society is divided into owners and assets, and freedom is cherished above all else.

Defines Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson's views on and definitions of liberty, examining excerpts from Paine's "Common Sense," "The American Crisis," and "Rights of Man," along with Jefferson's "A Summary View of the Rights of British America," the Declaration of Independence, his letters written on the US Constitution, and other key documents.

A reprint of a 1941 text in which philosopher Erich Fromm discusses his theories about the dangers, responsibilities, and consequences of freedom.

Zoe Beth Buckman finds that the pressure of taking care of her mother, expenses, work, and school is too much and decides to move out in order to put her life back together again.