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In October 1918, World War I was winding down, but the world had yet to face the deadliest killer
known. Spanish Flu would devastate the world.
In Cumberland, Maryland, Dr. Alan Keener, a young doctor fresh from medical school, suspects the flu
has reached Allegany County. He wants to take steps to prevent its spread, but he is met with resistance
from old-school doctors who believe that the flu’s deadliness is overblown and easily treated.
They soon learn differently as the flu begins to spread throughout the county. No one is safe from its
effects.
A street preacher named Kolas aids the flu’s spread. During the delirium caused with his own bout with
the flu, he believes he was anointed as the wrath of God and must spread to the flu to bring God’s
retribution on the world.
As Alan races along with other doctors trying to find some vaccine that works, he must deal with
overwhelming sickness in the county. Nearly half of the residents have the flu and many are dying.
Nurses and doctors are already in short supply because many are serving in the war. It becomes a critical
shortage now as many fall sick with the flu themselves and those left have a workload that would be
overwhelming even if there had been no shortage.
The fight becomes personal for Alan as his daughter and then his wife fall victim to the flu. Can he find a
treatment to keep them alive or will they become one of the millions who are dying?
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known. Spanish Flu would devastate the world.
In Cumberland, Maryland, Dr. Alan Keener, a young doctor fresh from medical school, suspects the flu
has reached Allegany County. He wants to take steps to prevent its spread, but he is met with resistance
from old-school doctors who believe that the flu’s deadliness is overblown and easily treated.
They soon learn differently as the flu begins to spread throughout the county. No one is safe from its
effects.
A street preacher named Kolas aids the flu’s spread. During the delirium caused with his own bout with
the flu, he believes he was anointed as the wrath of God and must spread to the flu to bring God’s
retribution on the world.
As Alan races along with other doctors trying to find some vaccine that works, he must deal with
overwhelming sickness in the county. Nearly half of the residents have the flu and many are dying.
Nurses and doctors are already in short supply because many are serving in the war. It becomes a critical
shortage now as many fall sick with the flu themselves and those left have a workload that would be
overwhelming even if there had been no shortage.
The fight becomes personal for Alan as his daughter and then his wife fall victim to the flu. Can he find a
treatment to keep them alive or will they become one of the millions who are dying?
Read the reviews for October Mourning here.
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How much do you know about life in the Maryland mountains?
Do you know that a Russian prince once worked as a priest in Cumberland?
Have you heard the story about the German POW camp near Flintstone during WWII?
Do you know about the mining wars that were fought to try and unionize the coal mines in the Georges Creek
Region?
Do you know the story about Cumberland's only lynching?
Have you heard the story about the baseball game played between the Cumberland Colts and the New York
Yankees?
These are the stories of Mountain Maryland that have been told over the years in James Rada, Jr.’s award-
winning Looking Back column in the Cumberland Times-News. Now, in this first collection of history articles
from Rada, you’ll get not only his Looking Back columns, but articles from Allegany Magazine and other
publications. Some of them have been updated with new information that Rada uncovered since their initial
publication.
Do you know that a Russian prince once worked as a priest in Cumberland?
Have you heard the story about the German POW camp near Flintstone during WWII?
Do you know about the mining wars that were fought to try and unionize the coal mines in the Georges Creek
Region?
Do you know the story about Cumberland's only lynching?
Have you heard the story about the baseball game played between the Cumberland Colts and the New York
Yankees?
These are the stories of Mountain Maryland that have been told over the years in James Rada, Jr.’s award-
winning Looking Back column in the Cumberland Times-News. Now, in this first collection of history articles
from Rada, you’ll get not only his Looking Back columns, but articles from Allegany Magazine and other
publications. Some of them have been updated with new information that Rada uncovered since their initial
publication.
$14.95
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154 pages
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154 pages
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Contains "The Path to Kuskurza" and "White Indian." "The Path to Kuskurza" tells the story of when
the Anasazi Indians left the safety of their cliff dwellings and returned to their world of creation only to
face an ancient danger. In "White Indian," one of the Sun Clan has returned to the surface searching for
warriors to aid his enslaved people in the Third World.
the Anasazi Indians left the safety of their cliff dwellings and returned to their world of creation only to
face an ancient danger. In "White Indian," one of the Sun Clan has returned to the surface searching for
warriors to aid his enslaved people in the Third World.
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230 pages
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230 pages
As the Fitzgeralds struggle to make it through the winter of 1862-1863 after a poor year of boating on the C&O
Canal, the Civil War draws ever closer to being fought aboard the Freeman. George Fitzgerald’s unexpected
return from the battles of the Civil War pits him against David Windover, an ex-Confederate spy, who now
works and lives with the Fitzgeralds
.
Alice Fitzgerald struggles to hold her family together as a vindictive sheriff and a haughty doctor’s wife work to
tear them apart. Tony, the street urchin from Cumberland, has found a life aboard the Freeman, but Sheriff Lee
Whittaker has other ideas for the ex-thief. Elizabeth is growing older and finding herself torn between the canal
and becoming a lady.
Together, the Fitzgeralds have met every obstacle, but how will they fare if the divisive forces around them
separate them?
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Canal, the Civil War draws ever closer to being fought aboard the Freeman. George Fitzgerald’s unexpected
return from the battles of the Civil War pits him against David Windover, an ex-Confederate spy, who now
works and lives with the Fitzgeralds
.
Alice Fitzgerald struggles to hold her family together as a vindictive sheriff and a haughty doctor’s wife work to
tear them apart. Tony, the street urchin from Cumberland, has found a life aboard the Freeman, but Sheriff Lee
Whittaker has other ideas for the ex-thief. Elizabeth is growing older and finding herself torn between the canal
and becoming a lady.
Together, the Fitzgeralds have met every obstacle, but how will they fare if the divisive forces around them
separate them?
Read the reviews for Between Rail and River here.
When the Civil War broke out, the Union and the Confederacy were prepared to fight, but they weren’t
prepared to care for the wounded that their fighting created. While many people volunteered to care for the
soldiers, the only ones with any experience were Catholics sisters.
Among the sisters, the most-experienced were the Daughters of Charity based in Emmitsburg, MD. When war
broke out, they had already been caring for the sick for decades. However, the brutality of the war would test
even their abilities as they ran hospitals, served on troop transports and provided care in battlefield hospitals
and ambulances. They even had their own Central House occupied by armies from both sides of the war.
The Daughters of Charity had such a high level of trust among the government officials that they were allowed
in the early part of the war to move back and forth across the border between the two warring countries. Nor
did they betray that trust as they served officers and soldiers, Union and Confederate, with the same level of
care.
With their wide, white cornettes looking almost like wings, the Daughters of Charity did resemble battlefield
angels. The sight of those wing-like cornettes told soldiers that relief was on the way; someone who cared for
them was coming.
prepared to care for the wounded that their fighting created. While many people volunteered to care for the
soldiers, the only ones with any experience were Catholics sisters.
Among the sisters, the most-experienced were the Daughters of Charity based in Emmitsburg, MD. When war
broke out, they had already been caring for the sick for decades. However, the brutality of the war would test
even their abilities as they ran hospitals, served on troop transports and provided care in battlefield hospitals
and ambulances. They even had their own Central House occupied by armies from both sides of the war.
The Daughters of Charity had such a high level of trust among the government officials that they were allowed
in the early part of the war to move back and forth across the border between the two warring countries. Nor
did they betray that trust as they served officers and soldiers, Union and Confederate, with the same level of
care.
With their wide, white cornettes looking almost like wings, the Daughters of Charity did resemble battlefield
angels. The sight of those wing-like cornettes told soldiers that relief was on the way; someone who cared for
them was coming.
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The rain began on March 16, 1936, and with it came the pain.
Raymond Twigg hates the rain because it gives the Rain Man Power. It is a power to bring Raymond to his
knees or drive him to deadly action.
As the March 1936 rains bring the St. Patrick's Day Flood, the worst flood ever seen in Cumberland,
Maryland, it also unleashes the power of the Rain Man on the citizens of Cumberland.
While most of the police force is diverted trying to deal with the flooding in the city and the problems it is
causing, Sergeant Jake Fairgrieve is called out to investigate a murder. Murders are unusual in Cumberland, but
this one is more unusual than most. The dead man's head has been crushed on the left side with no apparent
weapon and the body is laid out on the street as if it was in a casket.
Jake throws himself into tracking this murder with no motive. The search keeps him from having to deal with
his own fears about the approaching flood until he comes face to face with the Rain Man.
With Jake trailing him, the Rain man turns from hunted to hunter. He kidnaps Jake's girlfriend, Dr. Chris
Evans. In order to save Chris, Jake will have to face his own fears and the Rain Man in the flooded streets of
Cumberland where the Rain Man is at his most powerful.
Read the reviews for The Rain Man here.
Raymond Twigg hates the rain because it gives the Rain Man Power. It is a power to bring Raymond to his
knees or drive him to deadly action.
As the March 1936 rains bring the St. Patrick's Day Flood, the worst flood ever seen in Cumberland,
Maryland, it also unleashes the power of the Rain Man on the citizens of Cumberland.
While most of the police force is diverted trying to deal with the flooding in the city and the problems it is
causing, Sergeant Jake Fairgrieve is called out to investigate a murder. Murders are unusual in Cumberland, but
this one is more unusual than most. The dead man's head has been crushed on the left side with no apparent
weapon and the body is laid out on the street as if it was in a casket.
Jake throws himself into tracking this murder with no motive. The search keeps him from having to deal with
his own fears about the approaching flood until he comes face to face with the Rain Man.
With Jake trailing him, the Rain man turns from hunted to hunter. He kidnaps Jake's girlfriend, Dr. Chris
Evans. In order to save Chris, Jake will have to face his own fears and the Rain Man in the flooded streets of
Cumberland where the Rain Man is at his most powerful.
Read the reviews for The Rain Man here.