{"product_id":"chesapeake-bound-an-annapolis-novel-9781493088485","title":"Chesapeake Bound: An Annapolis Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA story of desperate immigrants looking for adventure, advancement, love, and, most of all, a sense of belonging in the colonies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon, 1763: \u003c\/b\u003e Gifted musician and medical apprentice Michael Shea is living rough after being blackballed from working as a surgeon's assistant. Not only does Michael lose his gig playing fiddle in a tavern, he also is framed for the murder of a tavern patron visiting from colonial Virginia. Worse, Michael realizes his ladylove wasn't interested in true love. He was just a \u003ci\u003edivertissement\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeartbroken and out of options, Michael and his friend, Danny, escape the turmoil by shipping out on the misnamed brig \u003ci\u003eThe Delight\u003c\/i\u003e as lowly indentured servants. On board are forty-eight other desperate souls--everyday people risking their lives to immigrate to the wilds of America, hoping for a better life in the colonies where they can break free of a rigid class system, prejudice, and poverty. Michael's medical skills prove critical as the passengers endure the ravages of the long trans-Atlantic journey from London to Annapolis: killer storms, accidents, sickness, and Barbary raiders. While attending to the sick, Michael realizes that he has not yet escaped the murder for which he was framed--and that the real killer will do anything to keep his identity a secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Guay \u003c\/b\u003ehas a communications degree with a double major in history from the University of Maryland and became a journalist because he enjoys writing and telling stories. After a career as a Capitol Hill reporter, he refocused on colonial history and started researching what became this book by focusing on the plight of indentured servants, the \u003ci\u003ePeggy Stewart\u003c\/i\u003e, and other tax-related uprisings in the Chesapeake Bay region. He has also worked as a host at the Charles Carroll House in Annapolis, as a colonial reenactor, and as a tour guide at other historic colonial houses. He lives in Annapolis, Maryland, and plays traditional fiddle tunes with the popular music group The Eastport Oyster Boys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McBooks Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51181954531602,"sku":"9781493088485","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3d5507ec-b3f2-4faa-b1cb-eb3055a969c3.jpg?v=1744410731","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/chesapeake-bound-an-annapolis-novel-9781493088485","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}