Michael Morgan

Michael Morgan has been writing free-lance newspaper articles on the history of the mid-Atlantic region for over three decades. He is the author of the "Delaware Diary" which appears weekly in the Delaware Coast Press, of The Wave and the Salisbury Daily Times. Morgan is a frequent contributor to the Delaware Beach Life Magazine. He has also published articles in The Baltimore Sun, Maryland Magazine, Chesapeake Bay Magazine, Civil War Times, World War II Magazine, America's Civil War and other national publications. His “Lore of Delmarva” weekly radio commentary on historical topics relating to Maryland and Delaware is broadcast by station WGMD 92.7. Morgan is also the author of Pirates and Patriots, Tales of the Delaware Coast; Rehoboth Beach, A History of Surf and Sand; Bethany Beach, A Brief History; Ocean City, Going Down the Ocean; Civil War Delaware; Hidden History of Lewes; Delmarva’s Patty Cannon, The Devil on the Nanticoke; World War II and the Delaware Coast; Storms that Shaped the Delmarva Coast, Prohibition Delaware; and The Underground Railroad in Delaware. Morgan was inducted into the Delaware Maritime Hall of Fame in 2021. Morgan is a retired high school history teacher who holds a Master's degree in history. A former member of the interpretive staff at Fort McHenry National Monument, he served as the 1st Sergeant of the Fort McHenry Guard, a living history unit dedicated to the War of 1812. A frequent lecturer in the coastal region, Morgan's look at history is marked by a lively, storytelling style that has made his writing popular.