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The Gentleman From Maryland: Lansdale Sasscer

By Ray Hill Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer sounds like a name conjured by a writer like Margaret Mitchell, who wrote "Gone With the Wind." The very name makes one think of Southern aristocracy, and while Lansdale Sasscer lived in a Border State, he was certainly born to the manor. Sasscer was a resident of Marlboro, Maryland, […]

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By Ray Hill Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer sounds like a name conjured by a writer like Margaret Mitchell, who wrote "Gone With the Wind." The very name makes one think of Southern aristocracy, and while Lansdale Sasscer lived in a Border State, he was certainly born to the manor. Sasscer was a resident of Marlboro, Maryland, […]

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By Ray Hill Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer sounds like a name conjured by a writer like Margaret Mitchell, who wrote "Gone With the Wind." The very name makes one think of Southern aristocracy, and while Lansdale Sasscer lived in a Border State, he was certainly born to the manor. Sasscer was a resident of Marlboro, Maryland, […]

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