THE CHESAPEAKE: A Man Born to Hang, Can Never Drown

by Ken Rossignol, Stephen Uhler, Alan Brylawski

Adventures in prose from around the Chesapeake tidewater region told by an erstwhile and eclectic collection of writers. Ringmaster Ken Rossignol gathered together many of best and brightest of bards, poets, and tale-tellers to give their views, experiences, and fabrications in an entertaining way. Fans of short stories will enjoy this fourth in THE CHESAPEAKE series and the valuable history told here of the Chesapeake region - with a few excursions led by the writers to other lands.

207 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 17, 2017

About the author

Writing in true crime, maritime history and cruise thrillers occupies most of Ken Rossignol's time.
As a maritime history speaker, Rossignol enjoys meeting audiences around the world and discussing the original news stories of the sinking of the RMS Titanic and other maritime history topics.
In recent years Rossignol has appeared on dozens of ships in the Pacific, Atlantic, Mediterranean and Caribbean discussing the stories of the heroes of the Titanic, the explorations of the new world voyagers, the Bermuda Triangle and the history of piracy.
Rossignol appears at the Titanic Museum Attractions in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and Branson, Missouri for book signings and to talk with visitors about the RMS Titanic.
He has appeared on Good Morning America, ABC 20/20; ABC World News Tonight and in a 2012 production of Discovery Channel Investigation Motives & Murders Series, A Body in the Bay.
News coverage of Rossignol’s landmark civil rights case, represented by Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz re: United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Rossignol v Voorhaar, 2003, included articles in most major news outlets, as well as a column by syndicated columnists James J. Kilpatrick.
The story of the St. Mary's Today newspaper is now available in ebook and paperback: The Story of THE RAG! The book includes nearly 200 editorial cartoons that appeared over the years.
A strong highway safety advocate, Rossignol also publishes the DWIHitParade.com which focuses on impaired driving and the monthly publication, The Chesapeake.
News coverage of Rossignol’s DWIHitParade won an Emmy in 2012 for WJLA reporter Jay Korff and coverage of the St. Mary’s Today newspaper by WUSA reporter Bruce Leshan was awarded an Emmy in 2000.

Reviews

[Tarissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

What fun adventures and interesting stories you'll find in this volume. Definitely an enjoyable way to pass 3-4 hours of time. Some of the stories are kind of humorous. All of them, together, provide a unique perspective on the Chesapeake area and the lifestyle there. (You end up learning a lot about it.)

One of my favorite memorable stories from this volume is "The Land of the Flask, The Fiddle, and the Dark Roasted Possum" by Stephen Gore Uhler. The story is pretty cute; it's about finding dewberries, and treeing the possums in the pear tree -- with a dog that doesn't tree possums. Loved it.

NOTE to the discerning reader: Some mild language is used.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ken has done it again. Very interesting. I really enjoyed it.

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading this book of compiled stories from different author's.It made me laugh at times and shake my head at other times.The one thing that was consistent was the entertainment and knowledge of Chesapeake.Ken Rossignol's writing style is very smooth and free flowing you won't be disappointed in his work.I recommend reading the whole Chesapeake series

[Tom Schulte · Rating 2 out of 5]

First of all, kudos to narrator Paul J McSorley. I give the narration four stars.

Basically, I think this hodge-podge lacked focus and/or arrangement:

Adventures in prose from around the Chesapeake tidewater region told by an erstwhile and eclectic collection of writers. Ringmaster Ken Rossignol gathered together many of best and brightest of bards, poets, and tale-tellers to give their views, experiences, and fabrications in an entertaining way. Fans of short stories will enjoy...

So, I am a fan of non-fiction, like much of some of the others by compiler Ken Rossignol. However, this blend of fancy and holding-forth with history is an uneven aggregation. To me, much of the essays and tales are like weak shaggy dog stories -- a long walk for a weak payout. I did greatly appreciate the WW II PTO recollections which were cancelled out by kids-these-days curmudgeonly blasts from "The Country Philosopher". I enjoyed the tales of modern oyster thieves (I am assuming that to be non-fiction, but don't know) and checking in with Captain Larry Jarboe and his Wavewalk Adventures in Key Largo.

[Jerry Marquardt · Rating 5 out of 5]

THE CHESAPEAKE: A Man Born to Hang, Can Never Drown. Ken Rossignol, Alan Brylawski, Stephen Uhlewrite plus 3 other authors write this up nice as vacationing travelers refuse to let terrorists scare them out of vacations in a murderous scenario. The killers never seem to quit on the vacationers to try and defeat them in one way or another. This goes way higher than The Bates Hotel as meaning are directed throughout this great book, and I am rating this fine book a 5 stars. It is a great addition in this trio saga of thrilling books.

[Karin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I usually read Ken’s books. But, he sent me an Audible copy of this one and I really enjoyed it. Since I don’t smoke, I really didn’t need the information about how to quit. However, I would really like the recipe for that ‘stuff’ to get rid of the mosquitos! There are so many little stories that I can’t list them all. I highly recommend this book either in book form or Audible.