A Death on the Frontier

The most unfree souls go west, and shout of freedom. Men are freest when they are unconscious of freedom. The shout is a rattling of chains, always was. — D. H. Lawrence, Studies in Classic American Literature ¤ I.  THE ROAD BLINKS IN ahead of Eric Ashby. He’s nodding out, but he recognizes this. He […] The post A Death on the Frontier appeared first on Los Angeles Review of Books. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Review of Books'

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