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Table of Contents Discover the Chesapeake
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Nature & Natural History
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History 5 Charm City
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Your Maryland Little-Known Histories from the Shores of the Chesapeake to the Foothills of the Allegheny Mountains Ric Cottom Four centuries of Maryland’s history in one colorful and dramatic volume.
Discover the Chesapeake
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Flickering Treasures
Musical Maryland
Rediscovering Baltimore’s Forgotten Movie Theaters Amy Davis
A History of Song and Performance from the Colonial Period to the Age of Radio David K. Hildebrand and Elizabeth M. Schaaf
foreword by Barry Levinson
The riveting story of Baltimore’s movie theaters over the past century, eloquently told through extraordinary photographs and poignant reminiscences. 2017 302 pp. 90 color photos, 83 b&w photos
978-1-4214-2218-3 $49.95 hc Also available as an e-book
2017
256 pp., 18 b&w illus., 1 map
978-1-4214-2405-7 $22.95 pb
with contributions by William Biehl
The only book to delve deeply into Maryland’s rich musical performance history and the people who created it. 2017 232 pp., 8 color photos, 75 b&w photos, 14 line drawings
978-1-4214-2239-8 $49.95 hc Also available as an e-book
Baltimore A Political History Matthew A. Crenson How politics and race shaped Baltimore’s distinctive disarray of cultures and subcultures. Johns Hopkins University Press 2
2017
632 pp., 37 halftones
978-1-4214-2206-0 $44.95 hc Also available as an e-book
Evergreen The Garrett Family, Collectors and Connoisseurs Evergreen Museum & Library A lavishly illustrated guide to the stunning art, décor, and library of historic Evergreen, the home of Baltimore’s Garrett family. 2017 272 pp., 164 color photos, 31 halftones, 3 line drawings
978-1-4214-2169-8 $44.95 hc
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John W. Garrett and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Kathleen Waters Sander How John W. Garrett and the B&O Railroad he headed for twenty-six years helped to transform America by linking the nation. 2017
416 pp., 28 halftones, 1 map
978-1-4214-2220-6 $49.95 hc Also available as an e-book
Chesapeake Bay Cooking with John Shields 25th anniversary edition
The Chesapeake Book of the Dead Tombstones, Epitaphs, Histories, Reflections, and Oddments of the Region Helen Chappell photographs by Starke Jett V
“From Helen Chappell, a native and resident of Talbot County and one of the very best writers in the region, come observation and musing about dead people, graveyards, tombstones, funerals, burials, and grieving customs around the Chesapeake Bay.” —Easton Star Democrat 1999
152 pp., 42 b&w illus.
978-0-8018-6041-6 $35.00 hc
John Shields photographs by Jed Kirschbaum
This twenty-fifth anniversary edition of John Shields’s classic cookbook includes additional recipes and a new chapter on Chesapeake libations. 2015
360 pp., 56 halftones
978-1-4214-1816-2 $32.95 hc Also available as an e-book
The C&O Canal Companion
A Year across Maryland A Week-by-Week Guide to Discovering Nature in the Chesapeake Region Bryan MacKay A week-by-week look at the abundant wildlife and plants in and around Maryland—where and when to find them. 2013
312 pp., 78 color photos
978-1-4214-0939-9 $26.95 pb Also available as an e-book
A Journey through Potomac History second edition
Mike High An indispensable guide to a regional treasure—now thoroughly updated and expanded.
978-1-4214-1505-5 $24.95 pb Also available as an e-book
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2014 416 pp., 58 halftones, 10 line drawings, 28 maps
Nature & Natural History Field Guide to the Natural World of Washington, D.C. Howard Youth illustrated by Mark A. Klingler photographs by Robert E. Mumford, Jr. foreword by Kirk Johnson
A field guide to plants and animals commonly found in the nation’s capital. 2014 400 pp. 91 color photos, 13 maps, 100 color plates
978-1-4214-1204-7 $24.95 pb Also available as an e-book
Plants of the Chesapeake Bay A Guide to Wildflowers, Grasses, Aquatic Vegetation, Trees, Shrubs, and Other Flora Lytton John Musselman and David A. Knepper “Plants of the Chesapeake Bay deserves shelf space in the library of every Chesapeake boater who would like to understand how our Bay’s ecosystem works.” —Chesapeake Bay Magazine 2012 232 pp. 208 color photos, 1 map
978-1-4214-0498-1 $27.95 pb Also available as an e-book
Life in the Chesapeake Bay third edition
Alice Jane Lippson and Robert L. Lippson “The region’s quintessential field and reference guide.”—Chesapeake Life Magazine 2006 344 pp., 210 b&w illus.
Field Guide to Fishes of the Chesapeake Bay Edward O. Murdy and John A. Musick illustrated by Val Kells
“A must have for anglers, naturalists, scientists, outdoors people and anyone who just loves the Chesapeake Bay.”—Bay Weekly 2013 360 pp. 251 color illus., 2 maps
978-1-4214-0768-5 $26.95 pb
978-0-8018-8338-5 $31.00 pb Also available as an e-book
Water’s Way Life along the Chesapeake photography by David W. Harp essays by Tom Horton
“Horton has a poet’s touch and a realist’s frankness as he writes of the delicate ecology of this great aquatic system . . . A singing tribute to the bay.”—Islands Magazine 2000 132 pp., 112 color photos
978-0-8018-6426-1 $30.00 pb
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The Disappearing Islands of the Chesapeake William B. Cronin “Cronin tells an engaging story that’s richly underscored by an abundance of vintage maps and archival photographs.”—Baltimore Magazine 2005
200 pp., 150 halftones
978-0-8018-7435-2 $40.00 hc
History The Road to Jim Crow
Maryland Blood
The African American Struggle on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, 1860–1915 C. Christopher Brown
An American Family in War and Peace, the Hambletons 1657 to the Present Martha Frick Symington Sanger
“With unflinching dedication, Chris Brown has unearthed the secret history of Maryland’s Eastern Shore.”—Taylor Branch, author of Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954–63 Maryland Historical Society 2017
356 pp.
978-0-9965944-1-7 $23.00 pb
A Woman of Two Worlds Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte Alexandra Deutsch A biography of a woman whose seductive beauty and tragic marriage repeatedly pulls us back for another look.
Maryland Historical Society 2016
272 pp.
978-0-9965944-3-1 $35.00 pb
Stealing Freedom Along the Mason-Dixon Line Thomas McCreary, the Notorious Slave Catcher from Maryland Milt Diggins
Maryland Historical Society 2015
254 pp.
978-0-9965944-4-8 $19.95 pb
2016 690 pp. 225 color illus., 181 b&w illus.
978-0-9965944-0-0 $75.00 hc
Who Owns America’s Past? The Smithsonian and the Problem of History Robert C. Post “A detailed insider’s look at growth and change across the institution. The book offers a rich and readable intellectual biography of the Smithsonian.”—Journal of American History 2013
400 pp., 49 halftones
978-1-4214-2258-9 $24.95 pb Also available as an e-book
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“A thorough and thoughtful study those researching the Underground Railroad or the growing conflict between North and South over slavery should have on their bookshelves.” —Christopher Densmore, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
“An outstanding family biography. A must-read contribution to Maryland and the nation’s history.”—Jean Harvey Baker, author of Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography and Margaret Sanger: A Life of Passion
History
Nature and History in the Potomac Country From Hunter-Gatherers to the Age of Jefferson James D. Rice “Successfully combines all three endeavors in an impressive study of the interplay of Indians, Europeans, and the environment in the Potomac Valley.” —Maryland Historical Magazine 2009 360 pp. 6 halftones, 2 line drawings
Annapolis, City on the Severn A History Jane Wilson McWilliams “Jane McWilliams has created a landmark work of scholarship, a comprehensive, interesting and very readable work destined to enlighten generations to come.”—Bay Weekly 2011 512 pp., 22 color illus. 164 halftones, 5 line drawings
978-0-8018-9659-0 $47.95 hc
978-1-4214-2151-3 $26.95 pb Also available as an e-book
Travels through American History in the Mid-Atlantic A Guide for All Ages Charles W. Mitchell with maps by Elizabeth Church Mitchell
Explore the historic landscape of the mid-Atlantic with this familyfriendly guide. 2014
224 pp., 23 maps
Collecting Shakespeare The Story of Henry and Emily Folger Stephen H. Grant “This book will fill a major gap in our understanding of how one of America’s most influential institutions came to be.” —John F. Andrews, President, The Shakespeare Guild 2014
264 pp., 32 halftones
978-1-4214-1187-3 $32.95 hc Also available as an e-book
978-1-4214-1514-7 $24.95 pb Also available as an e-book
To Antietam Creek The Maryland Campaign of September 1862 D. Scott Hartwig Johns Hopkins University Press 6
“A tour de force which will stand as the preeminent and final word on the subject. . . An instant classic on the subject, superbly written.”—Blue and Gray Magazine 2012
808 pp., 25 halftones
978-1-4214-0631-2 $52.95 hc Also available as an e-book
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Charm City The Baltimore Elite Giants
Journeys to the Heart of Baltimore
Sport and Society in the Age of Negro League Baseball Bob Luke
Michael Olesker
“A spirited account of a game framed and shaped by serious issues.”—Baltimore Magazine 2009 208 pp., 41 halftones
978-1-4214-2430-9 $19.95 pb Also available as an e-book
“A powerful tribute to our vast melting pot . . . Amid the rich metaphors and unique vernacular that are quintessentially Olesker, Baltimore’s mosaic of religions and nationalities become one.” —Baltimore Jewish Times 2015
368 pp., 25 halftones
978-1-4214-1845-2 $29.95 pb Also available as an e-book
Front Stoops in the Fifties Baltimore Legends Come of Age Michael Olesker “As someone who lived those very years, growing up in Baltimore, Michael Olesker brought back so many precise memories— with that enameled wisdom of a fine reporter that made me understand better what I had only fondly remembered. He got that old town of mine pitch perfect.”—Frank Deford, commentator on NPR’s Morning Edition 2013
Baltimore’s Alley Houses Homes for Working People since the 1780s Mary Ellen Hayward This pioneering study systematically reconstructs the lives, households, and neighborhoods that once thrived on the city’s narrowest streets. Creating the North American Landscape 2008 328 pp. 98 halftones, 6 line drawings
978-0-8018-8834-2 $50.00 hc
248 pp., 11 halftones
978-1-4214-2425-5 $19.95 pb Also available as an e-book
The Colts’ Baltimore
“Like a love poem . . . to a more innocent time.”—Baltimore Sun 2008 240 pp., 19 halftones
978-0-8018-9062-8 $27.95 hc
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A City and Its Love Affair in the 1950s Michael Olesker
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