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Maryland Maryland Steven Otfinoski Surveys the history, geography, government, and economy of the Old Line State as well as the diverse ways of life of its people. OL15041409W
Antietam Antietam Cynthia Parzych Brings readers face-to-face with the people and events behind the Battle of Antietam, providing two pop-out maps, a running timeline, up to sixty historical and modern photographs, concise biographie… OL15983507W
Oscar and Olive Osprey Oscar and Olive Osprey Janie Suss Describes the daily life and habitat of two ospreys that come to live at the end of the author's pier on a platform built just for them. Janie watches as the two birds build their nest, raise three b… OL16516754W
Lost Chester River steamboats Lost Chester River steamboats Jack Shaum In the golden age of the steamer, the rich bounty of the Eastern shore was transported down the Chester River and across the Chesapeake Bay to the port of Baltimore. For over one hundred years, vesse… OL17286817W
Legendary locals of Kent County Maryland Legendary locals of Kent County Maryland Patricia Joan O. Horsey Kent County, located on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay, is noted for its farms, outdoor recreation, architecture, and its people. Legendary Locals of Kent County recognizes only a handful o… OL17340483W
The Golden Age of Battlefield Preservation The Golden Age of Battlefield Preservation Timothy B. Smith, Ph.D. The 1890s, argues Timothy B. Smith in his new book, represented the climax of battlefield preservation in America. But what makes this decade so important? This decade was the perfect time for the es… OL17753413W
Maryland Maryland Leslie Pietrzyk "Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, wildlife, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion, and landmarks of Maryland"--Provided by publisher. OL18682626W
The Colony of Maryland The Colony of Maryland Brooke Coleman An introduction to the early days of the settlement of Maryland, describing the daily life and economy of the colony and its religious tolerance. OL1935063W
Maryland, a history of its people Maryland, a history of its people Suzanne Ellery Greene Chapelle An introductory high school textbook surveying the history of Maryland, with emphasis on the blacks, women, immigrants, and other special groups contributing to the variety of its population. OL19539454W
Ghost walls Ghost walls Sally M. Walker Award-winning author Sally M. Walker brings colonial American history to life through the discovery of an important homestead in seventeenth century Maryland. She follows the painstaking work of scie… OL19987102W
Eating in the side room Eating in the side room Mark S. Warner Warner uses the archaeological data on food remains recovered from excavations in Annapolis, Maryland, as the point of departure for a broader look at the centrality of material culture in the constr… OL20018464W
Reservoir Hill Reservoir Hill Kelly Dale Terrill 127 pages : 24 cm OL20368570W
The Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay Katie Marsico A tour of the Chesapeake Bay describes the region's ecology, climate, and wildlife; looks at the history of the area from the 1500s to the present; and discusses how the waterway is being taken care … OL20902093W
Mount Rainier Mount Rainier Bryan Knedler Mount Rainier began its history as an incorporated town in 1910 with the merging of several subdivisions that straddled Bunker Hill Road, a major route between the ports of Georgetown and Bladensburg… OL28167732W
Lord Baltimore Lord Baltimore Loree Lough A biography of the Catholic baron who became the founder of the state of Maryland. OL29641W
Counties of northern Maryland Counties of northern Maryland Elaine Bunting Presents information about the history, geography, climate, famous people, natural resources, and points of interest of Maryland's four northern counties. OL511422W
Annapolis vignettes Annapolis vignettes Ginger Doyel xiii, 297 p. : 22 cm OL5829167W
Common whores, vertuous women, and loveing wives Common whores, vertuous women, and loveing wives Debra Meyers "By closely examining thousands of wills and other personal documents, as well as early Maryland's material culture, this transatlantic study depicts women's place in society and the ways in which re… OL5954408W
My Bondage and My Freedom My Bondage and My Freedom Frederick Douglass Ex-slave Frederick Douglass's second autobiography-written after ten years of reflection following his legal emancipation in 1846 and his break with his mentor William Lloyd Garrison-catapulted Dougl… OL69180W
Weird Maryland Weird Maryland Matt Lake It can be called the Free State or the Old Line State, but after our investigations into all that's odd, bizarre, and unexplainable in Maryland, we like to call it the Weird State. And that, of cours… OL8713503W
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