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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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An 1812 Goodreads giveaway!

  If you are a Goodreads fan, be sure to mosey on over and enter the giveaway for a signed copy of 1812: Rediscovering Chesapeake Bay’s Forgotten War.  

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Chesapeake Writers’ Workshop to help writers get writing

If this were a chapter in a book, we’d begin with a character. Let’s call him Warner. He’d like to write a novel—or a short story or a memoir—if he could only find the time and figure out how to … Continue reading

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Brave and proud, young writers discover their voices

Being a writer and sharing your words with the world takes a certain amount of courage. Those of us who have been writing a while sometimes forget that. But I was reminded of that courage last weekend when I attended … Continue reading

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USS Wisconsin is worth the trip to Norfolk!

I really enjoyed my recent trip to Norfolk, Va. What a lot of tunnels and bridges one has to cross to get there! What really caught my eye in town was the USS Wisconsin. The decommissioned battleship is now an … Continue reading

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Havre de Grace library to host War of 1812 talk

David Healey, local author of 1812: Rediscovering Chesapeake Bay’s Forgotten War, will present an engaging talk at the Havre de Grace Library on Tuesday, January 17 at 6:30 p.m. He will look at the personalities of the War of 1812 … Continue reading

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Antietam program to look at impact on Marylanders

No Civil War battles were fought in Cecil County, Maryland, but that doesn’t mean the war didn’t touch the homefront in other ways. Dispatches, letters and reports published in the Cecil Democrat and other newspapers kept local residents informed as … Continue reading

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Delmarva Legends & Lore now an eBook!

Here’s a little something to put on that Kindle or Nook you got for Christmas … an eBook version of Delmarva Legends & Lore. History Press made this title available recently as an ebook. Back last summer, they said they … Continue reading

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Upcoming Events! Speaking on the Civil War and War of 1812

Here are a couple of programs history buffs may be interested in, and which I happen to be leading or participating in … The first is the Book Discussion and Program “Crossroads of Freedom” at the Elkton Library on Wednesday, … Continue reading

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