This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Waldmann Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZVC.2ACE/3959 Message Board Post: Ann Angels Freedom A historic novel by Katharina Kolata At the end of the 18th century, living on a rich farm like the one of the Waldmann family meant lots of hard work and little time for privacy. Still, Ann Angel Waldmann is happy. However, everything changed when her father decided to buy their freedom. Would it be a change for the better? This novel is based on the true history of the Waldmann family. It covers the time from 1799 to 1803 in the area of Osnabrück, a time of world-wide changes. Beside the everyday worries about friends and families, people of the rural community have to cope with the results of the first and second war against Napoleon. Even if they aren't involved yet, war casts its shadow over the peaceful village. A sample chapter of the novel "Ann Angels Freedom" by Katharina Kolata can be downloaded from the web site of the Waldmann family: http://www.die-waldmanns.de. Who ever would like a copy of this novel can order it by sending me an email.