The Oyster Wars Second Edition edition by David Faulkner Literature Fiction eBooks
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The Oyster Wars carries the reader through a turbulent period, immediately following the Civil War when Chesapeake Bay watermen fought to the death over oysters, or "white gold", as some called the bay's most precious resource.
It is a time in our history when young men in the Chesapeake Bay area were shanghaied and often held in a remote prison, known in the day as a "paddy shack," before being sold into servitude to a ruthless oyster boat captain.
On All-Hallows Eve, 1867, Landon Crockett Wallis is kidnapped from the waterfront of Baltimore's Fells Point.
Haynie McKenna, a former Union soldier, agrees to search the marshes and woods of Somerset County, Maryland in an effort to free Wallis.
McKenna's race to find the "paddy shack" where Wallis is held, pits him against Rat,an ex-Rebel sharpshooter; the malevolent Drumm brothers, a cabal of former Confederate officers struggling to resurrect the Confederate cause and his own family ghosts.
The author weaves historical fact into a fast-paced narrative of Haynie McKenna's struggle to free the Wallis boy and bring some justice to The Chesapeake Bay.
The Oyster Wars Second Edition edition by David Faulkner Literature Fiction eBooks
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The Oyster Wars Second Edition edition by David Faulkner Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
I was given a copy of "The Oyster Wars". What a wonderful gift! For a few exciting days, I lived during the latter 1800's in and around the Chesapeake Bay. The many complex characters kept my interest as I shared their 19th century lives.
It was fascinating to be enlightened about the early history of the Chesapeake Bay area, but shocking to learn of the kidnapping of everyday people from the local docks. Mr. Faulkner's experience in the FBI comes through as the hero recognizes important clues that the rest of us would miss and brings the investigation to a surprising conclusion.
This book would make a great movie, and I am anxiously awaiting the sequel.
I bought this book to be polite. I'd met the author at a party and found him interesting. I bought the book the next day.
I found the first few pages to be a tough start. I'm not used to reading historical fiction. But, those few pages painted a world (Maryland's Eastern Shore) and time (after the civil war) that was long gone and different from today.
Once I got past those pages, I was hooked. This book has it all Murder, intrigue, spies, theft, scoundrels, hero's, and just plain folk eeking out a living from day to day. Secrets remain secret, though once revealed, you can see the evidence you overlooked scattered along the trail of the story.
When I had to put the book down I always wondered what would happen next. Characters that I expected to be one dimensional had depth and often behaved in ways I didn't expect or predict. I could hardly wait to return to the book and see what happened next.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book and hope that you will too. I'm anxiously waiting for the sequel, The Oyster Navy.
Someone should really read the book ahead of time and fix the spelling and grammar. As for the content, i loved it. Found it accurate as to the locale. Kept me wanting to read more.
Very interesting story interestingly set in a part of the country one would think was nice and quiet. A good first effort. Glad the author has a sequel. A couple of sort of unneeded subplots but very good nevertheless.
I’ve read both this and the oyster navy both were entertaining and interesting if you’re familiar with all the areas of the bay.
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