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April 21, 2012
The proofs for Looking Back II are on their way
here. The book is still on schedule for a June
release.
April 14, 2012
I'll be signing copies of Battlefield Angels at St.
Philomena's Catholic Bookstore in Emmitsburg
today from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
April 12, 2012
The second draft for Saving Shallmar is finished.
The comments from my first readers have been
incorporated.
The proofs for Looking Back II are on their way
here. The book is still on schedule for a June
release.
April 14, 2012
I'll be signing copies of Battlefield Angels at St.
Philomena's Catholic Bookstore in Emmitsburg
today from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
April 12, 2012
The second draft for Saving Shallmar is finished.
The comments from my first readers have been
incorporated.
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novellas set in the world of the Hopi Indian
creation myths that will also be the setting
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| LOOKING BACK II More True Stories of Mountain Maryland |
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Here's another volume of the stories that show why life in Mountain Maryland is so
interesting.
to James Rada, Jr.’s popular Looking Back collection. Looking Back 2 is a
collection of 47 history articles gathered from Rada’s Looking Back columns,
Allegany Magazine and other publications. Some of them have been updated with
new information that Rada uncovered since their initial publication.
Looking Back II costs $14.95 and is available for pre-order from our catalog page.
interesting.
- More than 200 years ago a British general and his men left Fort Cumberland
heading toward Fort Duquesne. They were massacred en route and
somewhere before that point their payroll in gold was buried. - The election of President James Garfield was nearly upset because of a
forgery conspiracy undertaken by a group of Democratic Party operatives
in Cumberland. - During the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, coal mining was a major industry
in the mountains of Mineral, Allegany and Garrett counties. As those
companies closed up and left the area, they left behind their company
towns, which have now become ghost towns. Some of these small towns
are no longer even accessible by car.
to James Rada, Jr.’s popular Looking Back collection. Looking Back 2 is a
collection of 47 history articles gathered from Rada’s Looking Back columns,
Allegany Magazine and other publications. Some of them have been updated with
new information that Rada uncovered since their initial publication.
Looking Back II costs $14.95 and is available for pre-order from our catalog page.