Download e-book for kindle: Frederick County Chronicles: The Crossroads of Maryland by Marie Anne Erickson,Ingrid Price,Christopher Haugh

By Marie Anne Erickson,Ingrid Price,Christopher Haugh

The rails and coated bridges of Frederick County are framed via the waters of the Potomac River to the south and the Mason-Dixon line to the north. The county rests at a crossroads of Maryland cultures and historical past, and journalist Marie Anne Erickson sought out the oldest participants of this various group to checklist their colourful tales. 20 years after the articles seemed because the "Crossroads" sequence for Frederick journal, Ingrid rate has compiled her mother's interesting essays for the 1st time. tales of Civil conflict battles and Prohibition-era raids proportion the pages with thoughts of sledding via moonlight and the search for the legendary Snallygaster in Erickson's lively heritage. From Brunswick to Mount ethereal and from Emmitsburg to indicate of Rocks, become aware of an affectionate and infrequently offbeat portrait of Frederick County.

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