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The Pickled Dog Caper - Nov 2005 Release

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Roger Paulding, Author of The Pickled Dog CaperThe Pickled Dog Caper, ISBN 0974783994cover imageHistorical Fiction

The Pickled Dog Caper is set in the Continental United States before the Revolutionary War. 

Sentenced to die the following morning, Richard Makepeace effects a brilliant escape, only to discover that with his new freedom comes a strange obligation to change his wicked behavior.

Makepeace's flight to escape the Law turns into a spiritual journey. One moment you'll laugh at Makepeace's antics, the next you'll be in fear for his life, always conflicted because you want him to succeed. Or do you?

Story Background: While certain historical characters from the 1760s Queen Anne County on Maryland's Upper Eastern Shore appear in this story, this is a work of fiction. Small liberties were taken in the timeline, but the author has diligently worked to keep the spirit of the story true to that of its day. All of the quotations used to head chapters are from writers the characters could have been familiar with. Special effort has been taken to craft the dialogue only with words in use at that time. The music on this website are folk songs from the period, the kind of songs the characters might have sung. Below are some photos of locales mentioned in the book. I've also provided links to historical sites in Queen Anne County that will help ground the reader in landscape of The Pickled Dog Caper.

 

Queen Anne's County Courthouse in Queenstown, Maryland (image follow link to source)

Queen Anne County Courthouse

Location of Makepeace's Trial

St. Luke's Church, Church Hill, MD.

St. Luke's was established as an Anglican Church in 1728. This is where Solomon Seney married Mary Nevil in 1732. In 1760, Rev. Harrison of Boston came here to take up a collection for rebuilding his church, which had been destroyed by fire. Donations were made by both Solomon and John Seney.

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LINKS TO QUEEN ANNE COUNTY -- For a grounding in the landscape of Queen Anne County of the 1760s, check these sources:

 

Historic Queen Anne County, Maryland

 

National Register Sites of Queen Anne County, Maryland, including Bishopton, a 1730 home, and St. Luke's Church, established 1728)

 

Queen Anne County History

 

African-American Historical Records in Maryland

 

Maryland Historical Society Library

 

Queenstown, MD

 

Practice of Law in Historic Maryland

 

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The music this page is the folk song "Johnnie Cope." Midi file is arranged by Barry Taylor.

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