Books-A-Million to Host Book Signing for Wild Women of Maryland: Grit & Gumption in the Free State

LAUREL, Md. - Oct. 6, 2015 - PRLog -- Books-A-Million to Host Book Signing for Wild Women of Maryland: Grit & Gumption in the Free State

Local author, Lauren R. Silberman, will be available to sign copies of book

The daring women of Maryland made their mark on history as spies, would-be queens and fiery suffragettes. Sarah Wilson escaped indentured servitude in Frederick by impersonating the queen’s sister. In Cumberland, Sallie Pollock smuggled letters for top Confederate officials. Baltimore journalist Marguerite Harrison snuck into Russia to report conditions there after World War I. From famous figures like Harriet Tubman to unsung heroines like “Lady Law” Violet Hill Whyte, author Lauren R. Silberman introduces Maryland’s most tenacious and adventurous women.

Highlights from Wild Women of Maryland:

· The book features many amazing women whose stories are not yet well-known.

· While Harriet Tubman might be Maryland’s most famous woman, there were other African American Maryland women who worked tirelessly to abolish slavery, including the Edmonson sisters from Montgomery County and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper of Baltimore.

Join the author for a signing:

Where:  Books-A-Million

351 Montrose Ave.

Laurel, MD 20707

When:  Saturday, October 17th, 2015; 2:00 p.m. —4:00 p.m.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online (http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/9781467122894/South-River).

With more than 12,000 titles in print, Arcadia Publishing & The History Press is the largest and most comprehensive publisher of local and regional content in the USA. By empowering local history and culture enthusiasts to write local stories for local audiences, we create exceptional books that enrich lives and bring readers closer to their community, their neighbors, and their past.

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