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"A Frolic with the Yankees"

a page from "Your Maryland" book by Ric Cottom with text from this week's story.
Page 40 of the book "Your Maryland: Little-Known Histories from the shores of the Chesapeake to the Foothills of the Allegheny Mountains" by Ric Cottom. Photo credit: Lisa Morgan

The story of Sir Peter Parker, "the handsomest man in the Royal Navy,"  and his actions around the Chesapeake Bay and the eastern shore during the War of 1812. 

Ric Cottom came to Baltimore more than four decades ago and never left. Formerly the editor and publisher at the Maryland Historical Society, he now runs the Chesapeake Book Company, publishing Chesapeake regional history, biography, and environmental studies.
Lisa Morgan covered the local arts community as co-creator and host of WYPR’s award-winning program The Signal from 2004 to 2015. She has created and produced many programs for WYPR, including news stories, features, commentaries, and audio documentaries. She taught audio production at Goucher College and has done voice-over work for a variety of clients. The Weekly Reader is her latest project.