Review and Interview with P.M. Terrell, author of Dylan's Song
If a book could be a movie… by P.M. Terrell
If just one of my books could be made into a movie, it would have to be Songbirds are Free. Though it was released several years ago, it’s remained my most popular book—and for good reason. It’s based on the true story of a remarkable young woman named Mary Neely.
Mary was my ancestor. Her family had immigrated to America from Ireland two generations before her, settling in Virginia and North Carolina. In 1779, the Neely family moved west to Fort Nashborough, which is now Nashville, Tennessee. It was in August of 1780 that Shawnee warriors attacked Mary and her father William as they worked near the Cumberland River. William was killed and scalped and Mary was captured—and her ordeal was just beginning.
She was taken thousands of miles from home, deep into Indian Territory. She had been singing at the time of her capture and the Shawnee renamed her “Songbird” for her beautiful voice. Legend has it that she turned to her captors and said, “But songbirds are free,” which is where the title of the book comes from.
Mary was made a slave to the chieftain’s wife and remained a captive for three years before she was able to successfully escape and make her way back home, on foot and alone. Writing her story changed my life and my perspective on many things that seem like challenges. Knowing what she endured and how she survived makes any modern day challenges seem miniscule in comparison.
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If just one of my books could be made into a movie, it would have to be Songbirds are Free. Though it was released several years ago, it’s remained my most popular book—and for good reason. It’s based on the true story of a remarkable young woman named Mary Neely.
Mary was my ancestor. Her family had immigrated to America from Ireland two generations before her, settling in Virginia and North Carolina. In 1779, the Neely family moved west to Fort Nashborough, which is now Nashville, Tennessee. It was in August of 1780 that Shawnee warriors attacked Mary and her father William as they worked near the Cumberland River. William was killed and scalped and Mary was captured—and her ordeal was just beginning.
She was taken thousands of miles from home, deep into Indian Territory. She had been singing at the time of her capture and the Shawnee renamed her “Songbird” for her beautiful voice. Legend has it that she turned to her captors and said, “But songbirds are free,” which is where the title of the book comes from.
Mary was made a slave to the chieftain’s wife and remained a captive for three years before she was able to successfully escape and make her way back home, on foot and alone. Writing her story changed my life and my perspective on many things that seem like challenges. Knowing what she endured and how she survived makes any modern day challenges seem miniscule in comparison.
Click here... http://wp.me/p2ydBl-9b
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