Author Archives: David Healey

Excerpt from Great Storms of the Chesapeake about the ‘Hurry Cane of 1667’

“There Was Nothing that Could Stand Its Fury” — From GREAT STORMS OF THE CHESAPEAKE (History Press 2012) One of the first major storms to impact early settlers around Chesapeake Bay was the Great Hurry Cane of 1667. No weather … Continue reading

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Book signing 1 pm Saturday Oct. 27 at Christiana Mall B&N

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Enter to win a copy of Great Storms of the Chesapeake!

If you are a Goodreads member, you can visit the site and enter to win a copy of my new book Great Storms of the Chesapeake. If you are not a member, it only takes a minute to join and … Continue reading

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Introducing The Sea Lord Chronicles

In the never a dull moment category, here’s announcing a new project called The Sea Lord Chronicles. I’ve just finished up “First Voyage,” which is Book One of what I hope will be a series. This is also one of … Continue reading

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Book signings and talks set for this fall

It’s shaping up to be a busy fall now that “Great Storms of the Chesapeake” is out. I’ll also be doing a couple of War of 1812 talks. Please stop by and say hello at one of these upcoming events. … Continue reading

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So what’ll it be today—fact or fiction? On being a “split personality” writer

It’s very exciting to have a new book coming out. “Great Storms of the Chesapeake” has been a year in the making. (It goes on sale Sept. 18.) It is a nonfiction book based upon endless hours of research into … Continue reading

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Great Storms of the Chesapeake book cover!

Here’s a peek at the Great Storms of the Chesapeake Book cover. Featured on the front is a storm-tossed pier, with back cover images of an ice flood from 1904 and a beautiful painting by Calvert County artist Harry Richardson … Continue reading

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Five rules for getting boys to read

One of my part-time jobs is working at the local library. It’s a great job for a writer in that I spend all day surrounded by books and by people who love to read. I also observe a lot of … Continue reading

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The Cannons of Lewes

http://youtu.be/Ldr6d-fDoSA

This is a video that my son, Aidan, filmed while I “narrated” because the cannons at the town park caught our attention. It’s just another example of the amazing places War of 1812 history pops up!

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Watch the new Time Reich book trailer!

http://youtu.be/5AYO5SiChQI

I love to watch movie trailers … to the point where I don’t have to go see the movies because I feel as if I’ve watched them all! Book trailers have been catching on as well, as here’s one my “team” helped create for Time Reich. I like the catchy music …

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