Delmarva's Patty Cannon:: The Devil on the Nanticoke

by Michael Morgan

Truth lies behind the grim legend of Patty Cannon. In the early nineteenth century, Patty and her gang terrorized the Delmarva Peninsula, kidnapping free African American men, women and children. Using surprise and treachery, Cannon even employed a free African American accomplice to lure her unsuspecting prey. Captives who survived confinement in Patty's cells were sold south. The position of the Cannon home on the shadowy border between Delaware...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626198128
• ISBN13: 9781626198128
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.8"