Hail to the Chef!

Matthew Wendel’s new book is an engaging and entertaining glimpse into the his time cooking for the Bush family in Texas and Washington, DC
Photography courtesy The White House Historical Association
Matthew Wendel describes himself as a man whose story is rooted in humble beginnings, hard work, perseverance and a desire to fulfill his call to duty.

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The Secret’s Out

Author Jim Duffy shares why even after
two books on the subject, he’s still fascinated by explorations of the Shore
Written by Joe WilleyPhotography by Jill Jasuta
Jim Duffy knows Delmarva. Creator of the Secrets of the Eastern Shore website and author of the popular Eastern Shore Road Trips books, he writes and speaks with an exuberance and knowledge that puts all but the most hardened local historians to shame.

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Authoring Authority

EASTERN SHORE WRITER RICHARD LAMOTTE IS INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN
FOR HIS SEA-GLASS KNOWLEDGE
Written by Joe Willey
Richard LaMotte is an expert on the subtly beautiful but abandoned pieces of history called sea glass. He has collected more than 40,000 pieces along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay with his family — and he will gently educate you on a fragment’s esoteric past,

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Literary Giant

Award-Winning Novelist John Barth May Be The Shore’s Most Prominent Resident You’ve Never Heard Of
Written by Joe Willey
Ironically, one of the Eastern Shore’s most famous natives is not well known on the Eastern Shore. The critically acclaimed novelist John Barth was born and raised in Cambridge, and the area’s influence has never left him.

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