By David Healey

among the waters of the Atlantic and the Chesapeake is Delmarva, a storied land that used to be the searching flooring of Blackbeard, the place historical sea monsters lurk and wild ponies gallop alongside the shorelines. neighborhood writer David Healey explores the lore of Delmarva, from the legends of St. Michaels--the city that escaped British cannons with a shrewdpermanent trick--to tales of Assateague's cannibalistic colonists and the all yet forgotten background of Anna Carroll, President Lincoln's "Dear Lady," who's rumored to have brilliantly prompt him on approach in the course of the Civil struggle. sign up for Healey as he finds the key heritage and noteworthy legends of Delmarva.

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