The Books

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Ocean City Chronicles is the final book in Bunk Mann’s three volume historical series which began with “Vanishing Ocean City” in 2014 and continued with “Ghosts in the Surf” in 2019. Centered around his articles in Ocean City’s award winning newspaper the Maryland Coast Dispatch, his latest book features 285 of the most popular ones over the past eleven years. It includes hundreds of photos of long vanished hotels and restaurants, the great storms and fires, deep sea fishing, Boardwalk attractions and amusements, and stories of the people who turned a small 19th century fishing village into modern year-round destination. “Ocean City Chronicles” is a comprehensive history of Maryland’s famous oceanfront resort in a hardbound coffee table book featuring cover art by noted artist Paul McGehee. Supplies are limited so order your copy today!

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A companion to Bunk Mann’s best selling “Vanishing Ocean City,” Ghosts in the Surf features Ocean City Memories from the summer of 1945 to the spring of 2019. With over 700 photos and 340 pages, this hardbound coffee table book with cover art by Paul McGehee is something you do not want to pass up! There are various specials sections throughout the book including lost buildings of Ocean City, the March Storm of 1962, Frontier Town, Trimper’s Rides, Shanty Town, Hurricane’s Gloria and Sandy, The White Marlin Open, Surfing, the Ocean City Beach Patrol, Phillip’s Crab House, the Commander Hotel, the Segregation Era, the Arson fires of the 1970s and so much more!

This book is available at select location in Ocean City, Berlin, and Salisbury.

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With over 500 photos and images, Vanishing Ocean City takes you through a truly unique history of Ocean City, from its beginning in 1875 to the present. Author Bunk Mann spent 7 years compiling photos (most of which have never been published) and stories of Ocean City’s colorful history, with memories of the great storms and fires, life on the Boardwalk, Ocean City’s famous characters, the Ocean City Beach Patrol, deep sea fishing, and more.

Flip through the 220-page hardbound book and travel back in time with images of the early hotels and the long vanished buildings that make up Maryland’s famous beach resort.

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Locations to Purchase Bunk’s Books

Art League of Ocean City
502 9th Street
Ocean City, MD 21842

Bay Country Shop
2709 Ocean Gateway
Cambridge, MD 21613

Berlin Auto Wash
10432 Old Ocean City Blvd,
Berlin, MD 21811

The Buzzed Word
11805 Coastal Hwy, Unit C
Ocean City, MD 21842

Caprichos Books
11310 Manklin Creek Rd
Ocean Pines, MD 21811

Copy Central
Cathell Road,
Berlin, MD 21811

Crabs To Go
11247 Ocean Gateway,
Berlin, MD 21811

Donaway Furniture
13001 Coastal Highway,
Ocean City, MD

Fager’s Island
201 60th St
Ocean City, MD 21842

Harpoon Hanna’s,
Rt. 54
Fenwick Island, DE 19975

Kitty’s Flowers
733 S Salisbury Blvd
Salisbury, MD 21801

M.R. Ducks
Talbot Street
Ocean City, MD, 21842

Malibu’s Surf Shop
713 N Atlantic Ave
Ocean City, MD 21842

Mann and Gray Insurance
100 S Camden Ave
Fruitland, MD 21826

Mann Properties
220 16th St
Ocean City, MD 21842

Ocean City Chamber of Commerce
12320 Ocean Gateway
Ocean City, MD 21842

Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum
Boardwalk at the Inlet

Ocean Gallery
3rd St and Boardwalk
Ocean City, MD 21842

Park Place Jewelers
Boardwalk at 3rd Street
12720 Ocean Gateway
Ocean City, MD 21842

Seacret’s
49th Street and the Bay
Ocean City, MD 21842

Toy Town Antiques
207 N Washington St
Snow Hill, MD 21863

Wockenfuss
White Marlin Mall
12641 Ocean Gateway
Ocean City, MD 21842

Victorian Charm
100 N. Main St.
Berlin, MD 21811