| Delmarva S Patty Cannon: The Devil on the Nanticoke Contributor(s): Morgan, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1540212599 ISBN-13: 9781540212597 Publisher: History Press Library Editions OUR PRICE: $28.79 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - True Crime | Organized Crime - True Crime | Murder - Serial Killers |
| Dewey: 364.154 |
| LCCN: 2015935125 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6" W x 9" (0.76 lbs) 130 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Truth lies behind the grim legend of Patty Cannon. In the early nineteenth century, Patty and her gang terrorized the Delmarva Peninsula, kidnapping free African American men, women and children. Using surprise and treachery, Cannon even employed a free African American accomplice to lure her unsuspecting prey. Captives who survived confinement in Patty's cells were sold south. The position of the Cannon home on the shadowy border between Delaware and Maryland allowed her to dodge the law until a local farmer unearthed the remains of her victims in 1829. Patty mysteriously died in jail awaiting trial. Author Michael Morgan investigates the chilling history of one of the nation's first serial killers. |