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Carol Kenny Whispers from St. Mary's Well
St. Mary's County Sole Sentinel Press 2009 1449595944 / 9781449595944 First Edition Soft Cover Brand New No Jacket as issued
"Whispers from St. Mary's Well" is a fictional family saga steeped in mystery and mysticism. It chronicles the life of Caroline Rose Newlyn, who was born in St. Mary's County, Maryland, in 1851-beneath the veil, predicting episodes of clairvoyance. She witnesses her family's painful losses, her mother's descent into deep depression, and a brutal murder that incites decades of racial violence. Virtually orphaned at a young age, she must find a way to raise herself with help from spiritual allies, a supportive community, and her role model, Cappy the Madcap, a character from her favorite book. The books that young Caroline read as a child inspired her, just as this book has inspired many readers. Please join them on a journey into the nineteenth century and into the world beyond. The book is narrated by Caroline's great-granddaughter, Carrie Rose Stillwell. While researching her genealogy she slips into a hypnotic trance and witnesses Caroline's traumatic childhood, discovering truths about her own life by diving into the wellspring of her heritage. She shares this story with you and encourages you to examine your own life through the eyes of your ancestors. You will be amazed by what you'll discover. This novel includes a Reading Group Discussion Guide, and the author, Carol Kenny, a long-time supporter of book clubs, invites your reading group to join her in the discussion of this book. You may visit her at www.carolkenny.com.
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Donald Barber, Steve Hawkins, Alma Jordon, Bob Lewis, Anna Moseley, Merideth Taylor, and Janice Talbert Walthour In Relentless Pursuit of an Education
Oversized paperback Brand New
This is a brand new book, published locally. " 'In Relentless Pursuit of an Education' is local history at its best. In their own words, residents of St. Mary's County, Maryland, tell of the separate and unequal black schools that existed until the county finally complied with Brown v. Board of education in 1967. This generation displays no nostalgia for segregation, but they do recall how their daily life was marked not only by inequality, but also by determination, caring, even fun. One bundred years from now, their voices will be a priceless resource for historians yearning to understand, 'What was it like? What was it really like?" All orders processed and sent within one business day. Proud member IOBA- Independent Online Booksellers Assoiciation.
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Dr. Jamie Boyd Ocean Hall - Discovery of an American Classic
Leonardtown Maryland 2011 Oversize paperback Brand New
Dr. Jamie Boyd was born in Washington, DC, as a fifth generation Washingtonian. He grew up in Southern Maryland in St. Mary's County where his family went back over 300 years. It is also here that he has practiced medicine as a physician for the last 34 years. During most of this time he has also studied, restored, and studied again the historic home Ocean Hall. "Ocean Hall, Discovery of and American Classic' represents over 30 years of research in the fields of architecture and history in early colonial Maryland. In 355 pages, 610 illustrations and 297 footnotes, it meticulously records the many discoveries made at Ocean Hall, the surrounding of Bushwood and surrounding region once known as St. Clement's Mannor. Much of this information involves the late 17th and early 18th Centuries, and most of it has never been published before. Ocean Hall is the oldest house of Classic domestic architecture in America, and the only building that survives with an ancient construction technique known as a cruck roof. It is also one of our nation's earliest brick buildings. The unique and rare architectural and archaeological features of this home are displayed in numerous photographs throughout the manuscript. This book also chronicles, in great detail, recent scholarship on the earliest surviving buildings from America's Colonial South. This includes up to date discoveries in dendrochronology which, for the first time, have documented the true age of these early structures.
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Jane Vincent Hard Crabs and Cultured Pearls
0595291864 / 9780595291861 paperback brand new
When real estate agent Diana Sullivan, raised in affluent in Chevy Chase, steps from her car onto the gravel parking lot of Mattingly's General Store in June 1957, she enters an unfamiliar world--the isolated and rural 7th District of St. Mary's County in Southern Maryland. As she walks toward the store seeking directions, she is jostled by a young man. While Harry helps Diana retrieve the scattered contents of her purse, he gives her a preview of the local vernacular and mannerisms. Although Diana leaves the young waterman in anger after this volatile first meeting, she will welcome Harry's assistance later in the day. In time, Diana grows to love Harry, his family, and the region's culture. She enjoys the warmth and acceptance of the locals, a tightly knit community of watermen and tobacco farmers, many of whose families' roots extent back to Southern Maryland's colonial days. However, she knows that her upper-class family would disapprove of her involvement with these rural people. Soon, critical external pressures buffet the cocoon that Diana and Harry have spun around their relationship, causing the two lovers to question whether their love can survive.
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LOKER, ALECK A Most Convenient Place Leonardtown, Maryland 1650-1950
Leonardtown, Maryland The Commissioners of Leonardtown and Solitude Press 2001 1928874010 / 9781928874010 Hardcover Brand New No Jacket as issued
The history of the county seat of St. Mary's County, Maryland. This book contains numerous pictures of Leonardtown and its people throughout history, and recounts how this vibrant Southern Maryland community has emerged as the center of government, education, and commerce in that region. This book is a valuable genealogical source for families tracing their lineage back to the earliest period of the Maryland colony through the modern era. The book is illustrated with many photographs of people and scenes associated with Leonardtown, Maryland, and it includes personal reflections by a number of notable citizens of the town.
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Ranzetta, Kirk E I'm Goin' Down County
Crownsville, MD Maryland Historical Trust 2010 187839987X / 9781878399878 First HARDCOVER Brand New Brand New
"St Mary's County, Maryland, the 'Mother County' of the State, is blessed with an architectural heritage that speaks to the history of its past residents. From the earliest colonial buildings such as Sotterley Plantation and Ocean Hall to the historic hangers and aircraft testing facilities at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, the county's built environment chronicles the exceptional events and the everyday lives that shaped the place that 100,000 people now call home. I'm Goin' Down County includes a historical narrative from the earliest periods of the County's history to the present. The book weaves the churches, stores, residences, marine railways and boatbuilding shops, tobacco barns. camps, lighthouses, as well as schools into a story of how 'countians' shaped, modified, and rebuilt the world around them to fit their needs. The volume also includes a detailed narrative of hundreds of historic properties located throughout the county. Profusely illustrated with black and white images taken of historic buildings, the book takes readers on an architectural journey through the oldest county in Maryland."
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Robert L. Long Valor in a Border State- Confederate Soldiers of St. Mary's County, Maryland
2012 1463579772 / 9781463579777 First Edition Paperback New SIGNED BY AUTHOR
Valor in a Border State is a 10 year compilation of biographies, amazing stories, photos and maybe even a little folklore of the brave soldiers of St. Mary's County, Maryland who gave up everything to cast thier lot with the newly formed Confederate States of America. In 1860, unimaginable choices had to be made by our great grandfathers. The choice of state vs. country, North vs. South, to enlist or to remain neutral, ideals vs. beliefs. One could only guess at the choices we would have made had we been living in St. Mary’s County, Maryland during the Civil War. This book brings to life some of the men of St. Mary’s, their stories, their struggles and their lives. The shaping of a new nation or the reshaping of an old one squarely rested upon their shoulders. About the author: Rob Long was born in Leonardtown, Maryland in 1969. He now resides in Lusby, Maryland with his wife Karrie and their three children Emily, Madison and Shayne. He has worked as a mechanic and mechanical planner at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant for 22 years. Robert enjoys being a husband, father, Civil War re-enactor, local historian, Lt. Commander of the Captain Vincent Camalier Camp 1359 Sons of Confederate Veterans, author and Master Mason.
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Susan E. Chapelle The Maryland Adventure
Gibbs Smith 2001 087905896X / 9780879058968 1 Hardcover Like new no jacket
2001 first edition. Like new except for previous owners name on front pastedown. Tight binding, clean pages. No shelf wear. Sent within one business day, carefully packaged.
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William H. Cooke Witch Trials, Legends & Lore of Maryland- Dark, Strange, and True Tales
Maryland 2012 0615588867 / 9780615588865 Paperback Brand new
Does a witch's ghost haunt a park in Annapolis? Why should Baltimore really be called Charm City? What weird stories and traditions regarding witches in the Chesapeake region are true and where did the others originate? What is the real history of witchcraft in early Maryland? How were accusations of witchcraft handled by the authorities? Why did Maryland not suffer the same fate as Salem in 1692? Reviewing early Maryland records, newspaper articles, and other accounts from the 17th to the early 20th century, this book answers these questions and more, while revealing Maryland's fascinating witch-related history.
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