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Store › Ordinary Heroes of Old Delmarva - Inspiring True Tales of Courage, Kindness, and Community by Jim Duffy

Ordinary Heroes of Old Delmarva - Inspiring True Tales of Courage, Kindness, and Community by Jim Duffy

$21.95

Think history is all bad stuff? War, greed, oppression? Think again. Ordinary Heroes of Old Delmarva brings good news from America’s days gone by, with 34 inspiring true tales of courage, kindness, and community.

The setting is a national treasure. The Delmarva Peninsula encompasses the Eastern Shores of Maryland and Virginia, along with much of Delaware. It’s a landscape thick with history, blessed with Chesapeake beauty, and filled with unique cultural traditions.

Author Jim Duffy has written five previous books about this region. He’s a gifted storyteller with a down-home writing style that brings people of the past back to life, letting readers see their world and step into their old-time shoes.
Rich and famous folks are few and far between in these pages. The heroes are ordinary folks doing extraordinary things.

What to expect:
• Thrilling tales of survival and shipwreck
• Heartwarming tales of everyday women and men reaching out to strangers and neighbors with brave helping hands
• Inspiring tales of can-do community togetherness

Ordinary Heroes is an uplifting blend of history, storytelling, and inspiration. It’s set on Delmarva, but it speaks to the broader American experience. Grab a copy to revive your spirit and connect with a fresh array of kind and resilient role models. The footprints these ordinary heroes left aren’t just remnants from the past. They point forward, too, showing us how to become better people and build stronger communities here in the 21st century.

Paperback
289 pages

Think history is all bad stuff? War, greed, oppression? Think again. Ordinary Heroes of Old Delmarva brings good news from America’s days gone by, with 34 inspiring true tales of courage, kindness, and community.

The setting is a national treasure. The Delmarva Peninsula encompasses the Eastern Shores of Maryland and Virginia, along with much of Delaware. It’s a landscape thick with history, blessed with Chesapeake beauty, and filled with unique cultural traditions.

Author Jim Duffy has written five previous books about this region. He’s a gifted storyteller with a down-home writing style that brings people of the past back to life, letting readers see their world and step into their old-time shoes.
Rich and famous folks are few and far between in these pages. The heroes are ordinary folks doing extraordinary things.

What to expect:
• Thrilling tales of survival and shipwreck
• Heartwarming tales of everyday women and men reaching out to strangers and neighbors with brave helping hands
• Inspiring tales of can-do community togetherness

Ordinary Heroes is an uplifting blend of history, storytelling, and inspiration. It’s set on Delmarva, but it speaks to the broader American experience. Grab a copy to revive your spirit and connect with a fresh array of kind and resilient role models. The footprints these ordinary heroes left aren’t just remnants from the past. They point forward, too, showing us how to become better people and build stronger communities here in the 21st century.

Paperback
289 pages

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