A Most Convenient Place : Leonardtown, Maryland, 1650-1950
By Aleck Loker. This book resulted from a request by the Leonardtown Commissioners to document the history of the town as a millennium project.
Aleck Loker is a ninth-generation Maryland native who knows and loves history. He attended the College of William and Mary in Virginia where I received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics in 1964. After college, he enjoyed a thirty-three year career at the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland. In his Navy career, he achieved recognition for innovative work that was widely published. His collaboration with Naval test pilots and engineers spanned virtually every facet of the aircraft flight test work at the Patuxent Navy base. He served as the Executive Director of the Naval Air Station during his last three years with the Navy. Along the way, he studied local history and published numerous articles in magazines and in the Chronicles of St. Mary's, a publication of the St. Mary's County Historical Society. His first book-length work was the popular "A Most Convenient Place, Leonardtown, Maryland 1650-1950," which has gone into the second printing. His first novel, "A Matter of Space," reflects his strong affection for the important work done by the Navy at Patuxent River Naval Air Station and the equally important work of the archaeologists, historians, interpreters and staff at Historic St. Mary's City. That book is also available on Amazon.com Aleck Loker and his wife live in Williamsburg, Virginia. He is currently working: on a series of children's stories; an account of the English settlements at Roanoke Island, North Carolina; a biography "Fearless Captain: the Adventures of John Smith" (available on Amazon.com); and a second novel.
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Along the way, he studied local history and published numerous articles in magazines and in the Chronicles of St. Mary's, a publication of the St. Mary's County Historical Society. Aleck's last book-length work was the popular A Most Convenient Place, Leonardtown, Maryland 1650-1950.
His new book, which is his first novel, reflects his strong affection for the important work done by the Navy at Patuxent River Naval Air Station and the equally important work of the archaeologists, historians, interpreters and staff at Historic St. Mary's City.
Aleck and his wife Ann divide their time between Williamsburg, Virgina and Leonardtown, Maryland. He is currently working on a series of children's stories and a biography of Captain John Smith.