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

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.