"White Servitude in Maryland, argues that two thirds of teachers in colonial Maryland were servants. Servants in the northern colonies worked as masons, wagoners, bakers, carpenters, cooks, tailors, attorneys, and accountants." - Poverty in America (2008)"Eugene McCormac writes that running away was characteristic of servitude and that it cut into profits." - Liberation Theology Along the Potomac (2011)"In Eugene M...

This guide to moths, native plants, and their environmental roles is an indispensable resource for gardeners, conservationists, and nature enthusiasts across the midwestern United States.Gardening for Moths is the first book to show midwestern gardeners and naturalists why they should attract specific moth species to their properties and how to do it. The book’s stunning color photographs and intriguing facts reveal the fascinating world of these insects, inspiring...

"Eugene McCormac writes that running away was characteristic of servitude and that it cut into profits." - Liberation Theology Along the Potomac (2011)"In Eugene McCormac's study of indentured servants in Maryland, he notes that in the Assembly of 1637/38 there were fifteen former servants." - Social and Political Disorder in Proprietary Maryland (1970)"From Eugene McCormac in 1904...to Gloria Main...historians have seen the plantation system as inim...

Blain Larkin and his brother Moylan run afoul of Verne Lecroy, son of a powerful banker. When Lecroy kills Moylan in a gunfight Blain tries to revenge his brother's death but only manages to wound Lecroy. The youngster is sentenced to hang for attempted murder. Blain goes on the run and in order to survive joins an outlaw gang led by Robert Sturdy. Blain is resigned to the life of an owlhoot but when he meets Sturdy's sister, the delightful Emelie, he resolves to lead a better life. That a...

Jack McCormac delivers his signature wit in a new Sketching Detective mystery. This time, Jack McKay and his wife Fiona are headed to Edisto Island, South Carolina. As always, mystery and murder follow them to the delightful beach community. Jack has the strong opinion that the Edisto Beach officials should place the following sign at the entrance to the island. WARNING DANGER The United States Government warns people visiting this area of the danger of theft. This island may very well ste...

A photographic documentation of the most outstanding natural habitats in Ohio“We hope this book never becomes an epitaph for what once was. Ohio is incredibly rich in biodiversity, possibly more so than any other midwestern state. . . . We encourage you to visit these places and view the greatest natural resources that Ohio has to offer.”—from the PrefaceWhile Ohio has lost much of its presettlement landscape, many nearly pristine habitats remain. These rel...

  Just a few days into Frank Samson’s latest locum, Catamaran – a priceless stallion – escapes from his stable and, finding himself free, gallops headlong across country until he falls into an old quarry, injuring himself so badly that Frank has no alternative but to euthanase him. At least that’s the way it looks. But why then, a week or so later, do unknown parties begin to suddenly show a sinister interest in Frank when it becomes known that, on a previous visit to th...

The Sketching Detective, by Jack McCormac, is a detective novel for the twenty-first century, full of surprises, wit, and intelligence. Jack McKay, a university professor, is going to put his unlikely detective skills to use once again after solving the case of the murdered showgirland almost ending his marriage. This time, the doubting police chief, Fat Joe, asks for Jacks help in uncovering the murderer of Sam Campbell, a grouchy, miserly neighbor of Jacks. Jack wants to refuse to help t...

Upon arriving at his university office one morning, Jack MacKay finds the body of a former boyfriend of his wife, Fiona, lying on his desk with a bullet hole in his back. The murdered man was Billy Bell, the owner of the Bell Bond Company and a former professional football player. Eventually, Jack and Fiona overcame the polices suspicion that Jack was involved in the murder. They learn that the computer theft of bitcoins is in some way involved in the death. Together with Billys wife, who ...

When five men, led by notorious killer Ernest Jones, flee from a posse, they cause untold havoc and destruction. After killing a farmer and ravishing his daughter Gwendolyn, they flee. The ordeal has left Gwendolyn with a thirst for vengeance and, concealing her gender, she rides out in hot pursuit. Finding a job with Sheriff Humphrey Quigley, Gwendolyn is persuaded to infiltrate the Jones gang in order to deliver them to the sheriff and to the gallows. But violence and death dog every ste...

A dying man, Peter Barker asks Sheriff Quigley to deliver a message to his family. Quigley does so, only to find himself the target of range baron Huston McRae, who controls everything in Gila County, including the local sheriff, and doesn't want an outsider nosing around in his affairs. And above all, he doesn't want Quigley helping Noreen Barker, Peter Barker's widow. When McRae's attempted intimidation of Quigley fails, he orders him killed. Quigley sends for his deputy, Murray Fishbour...

Caleb Blood was a man who had seen too much blood-letting. He tried to hide inside a whiskey bottle but his demons, past and present, would not let him alone. All the things he should have cherished were being stripped from his life and he had no option but to take up arms again. Once the guns were unlimbered, the death toll mounted and he faced so many enemies that it seemed he had no chance of survival. When, he wondered, would the killing end?