LIVING IN HARMONY
an Eastern Shore village redeems discord
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Like any village, Harmony has had its share of discord, some ordinary and mundane, some worse, arising from the actions of a gun duelist, a murderer, a vanished citizen, alcoholics, and other challenges the community has had to face to become what she is today. But Harmony Never gives up, never gives in, Doesn’t whine, complain or make excuses, Optimism is her true moral courage, It’s where everyone is a teacher to someone. Harmony continues to stride forward redeeming discord. Stories of unforgettable characters from the author's family and friends going back three generations, from the time of Colonial Maryland and it’s Eastern Shore settlement right up to the present time, find ways of aiding the village’s struggle to live up to its name.
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SECTION ONE In the first chapters, stories of the community through the experiences of great-grandparents, grandparents, and parents clamor for attention as they set the stage laden with colorful depictions of history and descriptions of the area. SECTION TWO In the next series of chapters, the author’s own perspective on Harmonizing village discords through his journey from boyhood to manhood to serving as an Ordained United Methodist Pastor are divulged. SECTION THREE In the final chapters, key events are folded into the life of Harmony which contribute to its future through key individuals whose values and goals offer promise that the village will continue to live up to the spirit of its name.
About the Author
A plantation owner, turned gun duelist and gambler, shot and killed 24 opponents. A murderer slit the throat of a promising fourteen-year-old school girl. A respected, popular guitar songster vanished. And too many fathers had drinking problems in the village called Harmony, where the author was reared. Fortunately, patriotic heroes, the Hurst family, and their many friends, right-up through the present time, wrestle with heartrending discordances to maintain Harmony’s name. But beware, for even though readers may have been born and reared beyond the confines of the village of Harmony on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, this author’s writing may cause readers to wrestle with their own village discordances. Harmony’s unforgettable characters, who helped him grow up to become who he is today, are featured in his memoir.