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Thomas Guay has a communications degree with a double major in history from the University of Maryland and became a journalist because he enjoys writing and telling stories. After a career as a Capitol Hill reporter, he refocused on colonial history and started researching what became this book by focusing on the plight of indentured servants, the Peggy Stewart, and other tax-related uprisings in the Chesapeake Bay region. He has also worked as a host at the Charles Carroll House in Annapolis, as a colonial reenactor, and as a tour guide at other historic colonial houses. He lives in Annapolis, Maryland, and plays traditional fiddle tunes with the popular music group The Eastport Oyster Boys.