Murder On Maryland S Eastern Shore

Author : Joseph E. Moore
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2006-02-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781614230953

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Murder on Maryland's Eastern Shore by Joseph E. Moore Pdf

From a former Maryland attorney comes the true crime story of accused murderer Orphan Jones—a case mired in the racism and politics of 1930s America. Euel Lee, alias Orphan Jones, was an African American accused of murdering his white employer and family over a single dollar. The tumultuous events and cast of characters surrounding the racially charged crime garnered national media attention and changed the course of Maryland history. With exacting research, former Maryland State’s Attorney Joseph E. Moore reconstructs the murders, the ensuing roller coast of a trial, and the eventual conviction and execution of Orphan Jones. Moore details all of this in the context of Jim Crow politics and American society during the Great Depression in this gripping true crime account. “The Euel Lee case as explored by Joe Moore is more than good, readable, local history. It is about the stresses and strains in American society in the Depression, from the radicalism of a young Communist lawyer to the conscious efforts of a rural community to contain violence, confront or at least deal with their prejudices and see that justice was served for a senseless murder in their midst. Moore sets a high standard of factual accountability and entertaining narrative based upon oral history and archival research. General readers and scholars alike will not be disappointed.” —Edward C. Papenfuse, PhD, Maryland State Archivist and Commissioner of Land Patents

Author : G. Kevin Hemstock
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625854735

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Injustice on the Eastern Shore by G. Kevin Hemstock Pdf

Lynching rumors simmered as journalists descended on the small town of Millington, Maryland, in the spring of 1892. The frenzy focused on nine African American men and boys--some as young as fifteen--accused of murdering Dr. James Heighe Hill, who was white. Prosecutors portrayed this as retribution for the Christmas Eve slaying of Thomas Campbell, an African American, for which no one faced criminal charges. Hill's alleged assailants were tried as a group before three white judges. Although some were clearly bystanders, all but one were convicted and sentenced. Four were executed by hanging, and the rest died in prison. Using court records, contemporary accounts and newspapers, author G. Kevin Hemstock narrates the tragic and compelling story of justice denied on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

Author : Cheril Thomas
Publisher : Eastern Shore Mysteries
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 173341214X

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Squatter's Rights - Large Print Edition: An Eastern Shore Mystery by Cheril Thomas Pdf

LARGE PRINT EDITION - Book 1 in the Eastern Shore Mystery series - Julia Reagan's dying wish sends her daughter to Maryland's Eastern Shore to save a decaying mansion and deal with angry relatives who never left the little town on the Chesapeake Bay. But before she can buy the first can of paint, Grace stumbles into a grave, a murder, and tantalizing clues to the one question she's never been able to answer: What happened to her father? Grace leaves Washington and her hard earned law practice to take on a new life in Mallard Bay. She'll renovate Delaney House, sell it, and start over somewhere - anywhere - that isn't the Eastern Shore. She'd rather avoid those angry relatives, but no such luck. A handsome contractor complicates things, too, but it's the murder investigation that will change her life. The body buried in the backyard isn't the only mystery in Grace's new house, and what she doesn't know could kill her.If you like a good murder with family drama and historical events that won't stay in the past, you'll love Squatter's Rights.Old lies. Old loves. Old Murder. Welcome to the Eastern Shore!

Author : Cheril Thomas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1733412107

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Squatter's Rights by Cheril Thomas Pdf

Who is buried in the backyard?Julia Reagan dreamed of saving her family home but time ran out. Her dying wish sends her daughter, a Washington attorney, to Maryland's Eastern Shore to renovate a decaying mansion and deal with the relatives who never left the sleepy village on the Chesapeake Bay. Before she can buy the first can of paint, Grace finds a grave, a murder and tantalizing clues to her own hidden past. In Squatter's Rights, a decades-old murder resurfaces, setting off a chain of events that could destroy what's left of Julia's family and her daughter's career. If you like a good murder with family drama and historical events that won't stay in the past, you'll love Squatter's Rights. Old lies. Old loves. Old Murder. Welcome to the Eastern Shore!

Author : Solomon Iyobosa Omo-Osagie II
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780761858775

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Commercial Poultry Production on Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore by Solomon Iyobosa Omo-Osagie II Pdf

Commercial Poultry Production on Maryland’s Lower Eastern Shore traces the beginnings and development of commercial poultry production in this very important region. African Americans were mainly involved in poultry production on the labor supply side, which was crucial to the expansion of the industry. Commercial poultry production expanded through vertical integration, acquisitions, mergers, and consolidations and became the dominant economic activity on the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore in the 1950s. Throughout the years, the industry has intermixed with public health and the environment. These integrations were problematic on several fronts, as the industry sought to maintain a much-needed economic lifeline for the region and yet protect public health and ensure a sustainable environment at the same time. In all, commercial poultry production has continued to fuel the local economy of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore since its inception in the 1930s.

Author : Michael J. Pfeifer
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780252099984

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Global Lynching and Collective Violence by Michael J. Pfeifer Pdf

In this second volume of the groundbreaking survey, Michael J. Pfeifer edits a collection of essays that illuminates lynching and other extrajudicial "rough justice" as a transnational phenomenon responding to cultural and legal issues. The volume's European-themed topics explore why three communities of medieval people turned to mob violence, and the ways exclusion from formal institutions fueled peasant rough justice in Russia. Essays on Latin America examine how lynching in the United States influenced Brazilian debates on race and informal justice, and how shifts in religious and political power drove lynching in twentieth century Mexico. Finally, scholars delve into English Canadians' use of racist and mob violence to craft identity; the Communist Party's Depression-era campaign against lynching in the United States; and the transnational links that helped form--and later emanated from--Wisconsin's notoriously violent skinhead movement in the late twentieth century. Contributors: Brent M. S. Campney, Amy Chazkel, Stephen P. Frank, Dean J. Kotlowski, Michael J. Pfeifer, Gema Santamaría, Ryan Shaffer, and Hannah Skoda.

Author : Cheril Thomas
Publisher : Eastern Shore Mysteries
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1733412166

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Bad Intent - Large Print Edition by Cheril Thomas Pdf

Author : Cheril S Thomas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1733412115

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A Commission on Murder by Cheril S Thomas Pdf

The old farmhouse on Little Wye Creek is creepy enough to be a murder scene, and there's even a dead man on the lawn, but Grace Reagan hopes the infamous Garrett Bishop is just pulling another lame publicity stunt. Did wealthy, eccentric Bishop die for real this time in a tragic accident, or was he helped along to his last headline?

Author : Cheril Thomas
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1987638670

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A Commission on Murder by Cheril Thomas Pdf

Lies, More Lies, and A Little Bit of Truth The old farmhouse on Little Wye Creek is creepy enough to be a murder scene, and there's even a dead man on the lawn, but Grace Reagan hopes the infamous Garret Bishop is just pulling another lame publicity stunt. Wealthy, eccentric Bishop has 'survived' an avalanche, a hijacking, and a kidnapping plot. Did he die for real this time in a tragic accident, or was he helped along to his last headline? Bishop's death shocks everyone, especially Grace, who's so close to escaping the village of Mallard Bay she can nearly taste the lime in a Key West daiquiri. She has a few things to do before she goes, though, and selling the old Morgan farm is on the list. Even though the purchase contract in Bishop's coat pocket has a bullet hole in it, Grace isn't giving up. She's leaving Mallard Bay for good, and nothing's going to stop her, not even a murder. A COMMISSION ON MURDER is the exciting sequel to SQUATTER'S RIGHTS. Everyone can find something to their liking on the eastern side of the Chesapeake Bay. Sailing, fishing, antiquing and great food draw visitors and the occasional murders feed the headlines. Book Two in the Eastern Shore Mysteries will take you deeper into life on the Shore with the wildly dysfunctional Delaney family. Come back to Mallard Bay, the little village where history and gossip live hand in hand. Everyone in town has an opinion, but the truth is in short supply.

Author : Cheril Thomas
Publisher : Eastern Shore Mysteries
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1733412158

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A Commission on Murder - Large Print Edition by Cheril Thomas Pdf

One waterfront property for auction and three buyers - then someone narrows the odds. Until the morning Garrett Bishop is murdered, Grace Reagan only has to worry about the house she can't sell and a business sliding into bankruptcy. She has four months left on her agreement to manage Cyrus Mosley's law firm, a plan that sounded easy enough in September when the weather was warm, and she was optimistic. But Grace barely has time to regret the decision she's made before the man who can guarantee her success is killed. Was the flamboyant, loud-mouthed Bishop shot by a hunter with bad aim - or by one of the many people who want him gone from Kingston County and don't care how he leaves? Grace knows that in some parts of the Eastern Shore, strangers are guilty until proven otherwise. A near stranger herself, she must prove not one, but two of her clients are innocent of murder. Welcome to Mallard Bay, Maryland, the little village where everyone has an opinion, but the truth is in short supply.

Author : Cheril Thomas
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1976331609

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Squatter's Rights Large Print by Cheril Thomas Pdf

Who is buried in the backyard? There's a grave in the woods behind the grandest house in town. Three hundred years of history are in the beams and crumbling plaster of Delaney House. Seven thousand square feet of trash and dirt cover secrets, lies, and at least one murder. Julia Reagan dreamed of saving her family home but time ran out. Her dying wish sends her daughter, a Washington attorney, to Maryland's Eastern Shore to renovate the decaying mansion and deal with the relatives who never left the sleepy village on the Chesapeake Bay. Before she can buy the first can of paint, Grace finds a grave, a murder and tantalizing clues to her own hidden past. If you like a good murder with family drama and historical events that won't stay in the past, you'll love "Squatter's Rights". Old Lies + Old Loves = Murder Welcome to the Eastern Shore!

Author : Mindie Burgoyne
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009-09-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625852854

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Haunted Eastern Shore by Mindie Burgoyne Pdf

Terrifying tales of the ghosts that roam the marshes, swamps, and waterways of the nine counties on Maryland’s eastern shore. They walk beside the murky waters of the Chesapeake Bay, linger among the fetid swamps and roam the manor halls. These are the tormented souls who refuse to leave the sites of their demise. From pitiless smugglers to reluctant brides, the ghostly figures of the Eastern Shore are at once terrifying and tragic. Mindie Burgoyne takes readers on a spine-tingling journey as she recounts the grisly events at the Cosden Murder Farm and the infamous legend of Patty Cannon. Tread the foggy lanes of Kent Manor Inn and linger among Revolutionary War dead to discover the otherworldly occupants of Maryland’s most haunted shore. Includes photos! “A compilation of tales of hauntings and mysteries in the Eastern Shore area . . .The response to the book was so overwhelming, Burgoyne began organizing bus tours that travel to the sites, allowing her fans to see firsthand the location of the hauntings.” —Cumberland Times-News

Author : Maya Corrigan
Publisher : Kensington Cozies
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781496709202

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S'more Murders by Maya Corrigan Pdf

A sleuthing chef tries to keep her head above water when her Titanic-themed dinner turns into a prelude to murder—from the author of The Tell-Tale Tarte. Managing a fitness club café and collaborating on a cookbook with her grandfather are Val Deniston's usual specialties, but she's about to set sail into nearby Chesapeake Bay—straight into a murder case . . . Since catering themed events is a good way to make extra cash, Val agrees to board the Titanic—or at least cater a re-creation of the doomed journey on a yacht. The owner of the yacht, who collects memorabilia related to the disaster, wants Val to serve the last meal the Titanic passengers ate . . . while his guests play a murder-mystery game. But it is the final feast for one passenger who disappears from the ship. And that's only the tip of the iceberg. Now Val has to reel in a killer before s'more murders go down . . . Includes delicious five-ingredient recipes! Praise for the Five-Ingredient Mysteries “Cozy mystery readers will love the puzzle and the enjoyable look into this small tourist town by the sea.” —Nancy Coco, author of the Candy-Coated Mysteries “Suspects abound and the puzzle solution is deftly handled in this charming cozy . . . With recipes included, this is definitely a starter for fans of Diane Mott Davidson, Lou Jane Temple, and Virginia Rich.” —Library Journal “Corrigan keeps her simple mixture of pleasant characters, murder, and recipes in the oven.” —Kirkus Reviews

Author : Charles L. Chavis Jr.
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781421442938

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The Silent Shore by Charles L. Chavis Jr. Pdf

The definitive account of the lynching of twenty-three-year-old Matthew Williams in Maryland, the subsequent investigation, and the legacy of "modern-day" lynchings. On December 4, 1931, a mob of white men in Salisbury, Maryland, lynched and set ablaze a twenty-three-year-old Black man named Matthew Williams. His gruesome murder was part of a wave of silent white terrorism in the wake of the stock market crash of 1929, which exposed Black laborers to white rage in response to economic anxieties. For nearly a century, the lynching of Matthew Williams has lived in the shadows of the more well-known incidents of racial terror in the deep South, haunting both the Eastern Shore and the state of Maryland as a whole. In The Silent Shore, author Charles L. Chavis Jr. draws on his discovery of previously unreleased investigative documents to meticulously reconstruct the full story of one of the last lynchings in Maryland. Bringing the painful truth of anti-Black violence to light, Chavis breaks the silence that surrounded Williams's death. Though Maryland lacked the notoriety for racial violence of Alabama or Mississippi, he writes, it nonetheless was the site of at least 40 spectacle lynchings after the abolition of slavery in 1864. Families of lynching victims rarely obtained any form of actual justice, but Williams's death would have a curious afterlife: Maryland's politically ambitious governor Albert C. Ritchie would, in an attempt to position himself as a viable challenger to FDR, become one of the first governors in the United States to investigate the lynching death of a Black person. Ritchie tasked Patsy Johnson, a member of the Pinkerton detective agency and a former prizefighter, with going undercover in Salisbury and infiltrating the mob that murdered Williams. Johnson would eventually befriend a young local who admitted to participating in the lynching and who also named several local law enforcement officers as ringleaders. Despite this, a grand jury, after hearing 124 witness statements, declined to indict the perpetrators. But this denial of justice galvanized Governor Ritchie's Interracial Commission, which would become one of the pioneering forces in the early civil rights movement in Maryland. Complicating historical narratives associated with the history of lynching in the city of Salisbury, The Silent Shore explores the immediate and lingering effect of Williams's death on the politics of racism in the United States, the Black community in Salisbury, the broader Eastern Shore, the state of Maryland, and the legacy of "modern-day lynchings."

Author : Wendy Sand Eckel
Publisher : Minotaur Books
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466862937

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Murder at Barclay Meadow by Wendy Sand Eckel Pdf

A delightful cozy debut featuring Rosalie Hart—an endearing, bread-baking heroine—and a supporting cast of highly original small-town characters on the Eastern Shore of Maryland Rosalie Hart's world has been upended. After her husband confesses to an affair, she exiles herself to her late aunt's farmhouse on Maryland's Eastern Shore. With its fields untended and the house itself in disrepair, Barclay Meadow couldn't be more different than the tidy D.C. suburb she used to call home. Just when Rosalie feels convinced things couldn't get any worse, she finds a body floating in her marsh grasses. When the sheriff declares the death an accident, she becomes suspicious. The dead girl, Megan, reminds her of her own daughter, and she feels a responsibility to find out the truth. Rosalie confides her doubts to her friends in her creative writing class, and they ask to join her investigation, beginning the search in earnest. Meanwhile, Rosalie works on restoring Barclay Meadow to its former glory—with help from the rugged Tyler Wells, a farmer who once leased the land. When Rosalie discovers her aunt's favorite bread recipe on a yellowed index card, she begins baking, and with her deep love for nourishing others rekindled, she starts to feel alive again. But as she zeroes in on the truth about what happened to Megan, she begins getting ominous threats. Determined to get justice for Megan and protect the new home she's begun to build for herself, Rosalie races to catch the killer in this deftly plotted and heartwarming debut.