{"product_id":"9781477284391","title":"Passing Through Shady Side","description":"“A fascinating, sensitive, and well-researched book that enhances our  understanding of the history of Shady Side, the history of Maryland, and  the history of America. It’s a story that’s entertaining, educational, and  important.”  --Kenneth T. Walsh, journalist and author of “Family of Freedom:  Presidents and African Americans in the White House”   “A must-read, interesting book. Full of mores of yesterday and today.”  -- Mohan Grover, unoffi cial Shady Side mayor; owner of  Renno’s Market   “When Ms. Widdifield first approached me about her book-writing  project, I was skeptical. After all, what could a spit of a woman with  dainty eyes and light blond hair who spends her winters in sunny Florida  possibly know about the lives of African Americans? Yet she approached  this project with a passion and confidence that I have not seen in many  seasoned historians. The results of her efforts say it all. Widdifield has  brought the lives and stories of this waterside community alive and, in the  process, has filled avoid in the history books of southern Maryland.”  -- Judith A. Cabral, Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation   “Passing Through Shady Side is a rich, vivid account of a largely untold  story: the history of African American families that have farmed and  worked the waters surrounding the Shady Side peninsula for nearly two  centuries. Ann Widdifield has brought to life the generations that have  given Shady Side its special character, traditions and vitality.”  -- Terence Smith, journalist and Shady Side resident","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129937084656,"sku":"9781477284391","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781477284391_p0.jpg?v=1763613814","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781477284391","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}