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    Looking Back 1&2: 87 True Stories of Mountain Maryland
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    Looking Back 1&2: 87 True Stories of Mountain Maryland

    By James Rada, Jr

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    About this ebook

    Think life in the country is boring?

    You won’t after you read this collection.

    From the unsolved to the unusual. From the historical to the hysterical. From the famous to the friendly. This is life in the Maryland mountains.
    * Did 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?
    * Somewhere in or near Western Maryland is a hidden cache of gold that disappeared nearly 300 years ago.
    * The election of Pres. James Garfield once hung on the word of a Cumberland man.

    Stories you won't read in textbooks.

    These are the stories of Allegany and Garrett counties in Maryland found in old newspapers, history books and other places. It's the stories of people who tamed the mountains, established cities, raised families and lived their lives. Journey back in time and look beyond the photos that so well document the region's history. This collection of Looking Back I & II contains 87 stories spans 220 years of life in Western Maryland. Originally published in the Cumberland Times-News and Allegany Magazine, some of these stories have been expanded as new information has been uncovered and new photos accompany some of the stories.

    So come take a step back in history and discover the rich history that mountains hold as told by the man whom the Midwest Book Review calls "a writer of considerable and deftly expressed storytelling talent."

    Scroll up and grab a copy today.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJames Rada, Jr
    Release dateApr 21, 2017
    ISBN9781370860340
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    Looking Back 1&2: 87 True Stories of Mountain Maryland
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    James Rada, Jr

    James Rada, Jr. is the author of seven novels, a non-fiction book and a non-fiction collection. These include the historical novels Canawlers, October Mourning, Between Rail and River and The Rain Man. His other novels are Logan’s Fire, Beast and My Little Angel. His non-fiction books are Battlefield Angels: The Daughters of Charity Work as Civil War Nurses and Looking Back: True Stories of Mountain Maryland.He lives in Gettysburg, Pa., where he works as a freelance writer. Jim has received numerous awards from the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association, Associated Press, Maryland State Teachers Association and Community Newspapers Holdings, Inc. for his newspaper writing.If you would like to be kept up to date on new books being published by James or ask him questions, he can be reached by e-mail at jimrada@yahoo.com.To see James’ other books, go to jamesrada.com.

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