Peck's Beach

The classic book about Ocean City's founding and history, now in a 2nd edition hardcover, explores the roots of this unique seaside community in in 21 chapters of stories and historical photographs.

Author Tim Cain examines Ocean City's past: the religious founding of the town; the Boardwalk, and the Music Pier; the resort's glamorous royal family — Princess Grace and the Kellys; the lifeguarding tradition; shipwrecks, coastal storms, and the Sindia. Ocean City's famous moments, firsts, facts, and much more are all here.

Chapters include: American Indians: The First Summer Visitors; Early European Settlers; Parker Miller: The Original Year-Round Resident; An Irish Recluse and a Providential Survey; The Reverends Lake and the Town's Genesis; The Tabernacle; Those Ocean City Blues; Getting the Drop on Demon Rum; Flirty Flappers and Beach Tarzans; and Lifeguards.