CRY FOR FREEDOM CONTEST

ABOUT THE CONTEST

CRY FOR FREEDOM Contest
Win dinner with Mark L. Shurtleff at the Market Street Grill and a free copy of "Am I Not a Man? The Dred Scott Story"
Valor Publishing and Mark L. Shurtleff, Utah's Attorney General and the author of "Am I Not a Man? The Dred Scott Story" are excited to launch the following contest:
The first paragraphs in the "Am I Not a Man" The Dred Scott Story" echoes the cry of the oppressed and enslaved:
"To him, the river sang. It intoned but one word, repeated with every ripple, and lap, and tide. One word that began with a gurgle far to the North, crescendoed through the heart of a nation, and climaxed in the Deep South with such force that no power on earth could hold it back. One word that bled from every pore. One word: FREEDOM!
"The "Father of Waters" sang, not with the splash of waves lapping against the levee, for the Mighty Mississippi was wide, and thick, and slow. It slid like a solid mass of glacial mud that had been moving toward the sea since before the Fall of Adam. It was ancient by the time Moses led the Children of Israel out of slavery in Egypt. No, its melody was something more profound and ancient, and it harmonized with something deep inside Dred, and filled his very being so that he was powerless to ignore it. He turned toward the river, closed his eyes, and whispered the song of the slave."
To enter, please submit a 600-word essay on the concept of Freedom. Pay attention to your spelling and punctuation, and email your entry to Contests. Our Selection Board will review the entries and select the winner, which will be announced here on our website on October 1, 2009 by 5:00 p.m. MST.
Prize: The winner will receive an autographed and personalized SPECIAL LIMITED FIRST EDITION of Am I Not A Man? The Dred Scott Story along with dinner for two with Mark L. Shurtleff, Utah State Attorney General, at the Market Street Grill in Salt Lake City, UT. (If the winner is located out of Utah, or otherwise not able to attend the dinner in Salt Lake City, a gift card will be awarded for a local restaurant.)
We invite you to spread the word to your children’s schools, your family, friends, neighbors and co-workers. We’d love to have thousands of entries in this contest. Candace E. Salima President, Valor Publishing Group, LLC http://valorpublishinggroup.com/

ABOUT THE BOOK

OREM, UT – 7 August 2009:

Valor Publishing spent the last two days at the LDSBA booksellers convention in Sandy, UT. Mark L. Shurtleff did a 2-hour signing on the first day and by the end of the second day it was the most talked about book at the convention. All in all, Mark wowed the booksellers and his book blew them away. Almost every store, sans Canada, U.K. and New Zealand, placed orders for "Am I Not a Man? The Dred Scott Story".
In celebration of this wonderful success we decided to tweak our preorders on Mark Shurtleff's book.
Labor Day Special! Valor Publishing has decided to offer the LIMITED FIRST EDITION, numbered, autographed "Am I Not a Man? The Dred Scott Story" at a 12% discount through Labor Day.
This is an heirloom quality book with decaled edges and one worth placing in every single library, be it home, school or city. Only 5,000 of these books (Yes, we doubled it) will be printed. You will receive yours a full 14 days before it hits the shelves. After that, the book will be released in hardback to the stores nationwide.
Here is an excerpt from "Am I not a Man? The Dred Scott Story" by Mark L. Shurtleff:

"To him, the river sang. It intoned but one word, repeated with every ripple, and lap, and tide. One word that began with a gurgle far to the North, crescendoed through the heart of a nation, and climaxed in the Deep South with such force that no power on earth could hold it back. One word that bled from every pore. One word: FREEDOM!"
"The “Father of Waters” sang, not with the splash of waves lapping against the levee, for the Mighty Mississippi was wide, and thick, and slow. It slid like a solid mass of glacial mud that had been moving toward the sea since before the Fall of Adam. It was ancient by the time Moses led the Children of Israel out of slavery in Egypt. No, its melody was something more profound and ancient, and it harmonized with something deep inside Dred, and filled his very being so that he was powerless to ignore it. He turned toward the river, closed his eyes, and whispered the song of the slave." © May 2009 by Mark L. Shurtleff

So head on over to Valor Publishing Group and reserve your copy now. It makes the perfect gift, or it can be something that you yourself treasure as you read it over and over again.
The cost of the book will be higher in stores due to taxes, but those who buy the book now will not only avoid the hassle of waiting in lines, you'll also save gas and time. At your specially discounted price of $22.00, and only $5.00 for shipping and handling, oh and there are no taxes.
All books will be guaranteed to be in excellent condition, suitable for collectors. http://valorpublishinggroup.com/books/1shurtleff.htm