Secrets of Garrett County: Little-Known Stories & Hidden History of Maryland's Westernmost County - Paperback

by James Rada Jr (Author)

Garrett County is known for its natural beauty, but hidden in the valleys, beneath the ground in coal mines, and in the attics of homes are true stories of crimes, cover-ups, legends, and life in Garrett County. * Learn about the grave for a general no one can identify. * Read about how the government dosed unknowing citizens with LSD at Deep Creek Lake. * Decipher clues to the hidden silver mine in the county. * Discover the photographic world of Leo J. Beachy. * Find out where Albert Einstein took a secret vacation. * And dozens more true stories. Secrets of Garrett County: Little-Known Stories & Hidden History of Maryland's Westernmost County tells stories of coal mining and railroads, crime and war, interesting people and unusual incidents. These are the types of stories that you won't read about in history textbooks.

Author Biography

James Rada, Jr. has written many works of historical fiction and non-fiction history. They include the popular books Saving Shallmar: Christmas Spirit in a Coal Town, Canawlers, and Battlefield Angels: The Daughters of Charity Work as Civil War Nurses. He lives in Gettysburg, Pa., where he works as a free-lance writer. James has received numerous awards from the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association, Associated Press, Maryland State Teachers Association, Society of Professional Journalists, and Community Newspapers Holdings, Inc. for his newspaper writing. If you would like to be kept up to date on new books be-ing published by James or ask him questions, he can be reached by e-mail at jimrada@yahoo.com. To see James' other books or to order copies on-line, go to www.jamesrada.com.