The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography
Bentley, Amy. "Wages of War: The Shifting Landscape of Race and Gender in World War II Baltimore." Maryland Historical Magazine 88 (Winter 1993): 420-43.
Notes: Bentley examines the impact of the dramatic changes occasioned by World War II-era production in Baltimore. In terms of race, while Jim Crow patterns prevailed in various arenas, most notably housing, new employment opportunities eventually became available as well, especially in such critical industries as steel and other war-related industries. Similarly, the role of women in employment expanded even as traditional roles were reaffirmed. Bentley argues that new wartime values challenged conventional stereotypes regarding race and gender and provided the basis for eventual changes.
Categories: African American, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Women, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Gibb, James G., and Julia A. King. "Gender, Activity Areas, and Homelots in the 17th-Century Chesapeake Region." Historical Archaeology 25 (1991): 109-131.
Notes: Using archaeological records and spatial analysis from three Southern Maryland tobacco plantation sites, the authors provide an ethnographic look at life for seventeenth-century Maryland colonists in terms of gender and class roles. The article provides a brief overview of the economics of the Chesapeake region, the structure of living arrangements, and the gendered nature of tasks. The evidence suggests how gendered and class-based activities contributed to both household production and accrued wealth. The authors conclude that comparisons between the three sites provide the basis for understanding how household wealth was a direct corollary of the ability to secure a large work force and to develop a high degree of specialization.
Categories: Archaeology, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Women, Seventeenth Century, Calvert County, St. Mary's County, Chesapeake Region
Greatman, Bonnie M. A Dialect Atlas of Maryland. Ph.D. diss., New York University, 1970.
Harris, JoAnn. "Claire McCardell: Maryland's Fashion Prophet." Maryland 7 (Winter 1974): 2-5.
Neverdon-Morton, Cynthia. African-American Women of the South and the Advancement of the Race, 1895-1925. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1989.
Categories: African American, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Women, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century
Norton, M. B. "Gender, Crime, and Community in Seventeenth-century Maryland." In The Transformation of Early American History, edited by James A. Henretta, Michael Katz, and S. N. Katz, 123-150. New York: A. A. Knopf, 1991.
Preston, Robert M. "The Great Fire of Emmitsburg, Maryland: Does a Catastrophic Event Cause Mobility?" Maryland Historical Magazine 77 (Summer 1982): 172-82.
Categories: Geography and Cartography, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Nineteenth Century, Frederick County
Rice, James D. "Laying Claim to Elizabeth Shoemaker: Family Violence on Baltimore's Waterfront, 1808-1812." In Over the Threshold: Intimate Violence in Early America. New York: Routledge, 1999.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, Politics and Law, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Women, Nineteenth Century, Baltimore City
Allen, Bob. "U.S. Route 40 in Maryland." Maryland 24 (Winter 1991): 38-43.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Transportation and Communication, Chesapeake Region
Astarita, Patti, and Jim Tomlin. "The C & D Canal." Heartland of Del-Mar-Va 12 (Sunshine 1990): 152-55.
Categories: Geography and Cartography, Transportation and Communication, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Cecil County
Baer, Christopher T. Canals and Railroads of the Mid-Atlantic States. Wilmington: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation, 1981.
Notes: Excellent maps.
Durrenberger, Joseph A. Turnpikes: A Study of the Toll Road Movement in the Middle Atlantic States and Maryland. Valdosta, GA: Southern Stationery and Printing Co., 1931; reprint, 1968.
Notes: A fine treatment of the subject with an excellent bibliography.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Geography and Cartography, Politics and Law, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Transportation and Communication
Footner, Hulbert. Rivers of the Eastern Shore: Seventeen Maryland Rivers. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1944 (1979).
Notes: Another of the famed "Rivers of America" series and a Maryland classic, illustrated by Baltimore artist Aaron Sopher.
Categories: County and Local History, Environment, Geography and Cartography, Maritime, Transportation and Communication
Ghega, Carl von. The Baltimore--Ohio Railroad over the Alleghany Mountain Range, etc. Wien, Kaulfuss, Witwe, Pranke and Comp.:1844.
Notes: In German, but portions have been translated. The superb illustrations, of early locomotives, bridges, etc., have appeared in many railroad histories.
Grimsley, George P. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. N. p. 1933.
Notes: The author, a geologist, takes the reader through the country--coastal plain, Blue Ridge, Appalachian valley and plateau, and interior plains--traversed by the railroad.
High, Mike. The C&O Canal Companion. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997.
Notes: A practical guide with good maps and interesting historical commentary.
A History of Road Building in Maryland. Baltimore: State Roads Commission of Maryland, 1958.
Notes: A good summary with many interesting references.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, Geography and Cartography, Science and Technology, Transportation and Communication
Jacobs, David, and Anthony E. Neville. Bridges, Canals, and Tunnels; the Engineering Conquest of North America. New York: American Heritage, 1968.
Notes: This readable general discussion of the subject with fine illustrations includes material on Maryland. Robert M. Vogel, former curator of mechanical and civil engineering at the Smithsonian Institution was the consultant.
Categories: Economic, Business, and Labor History, Geography and Cartography, Science and Technology, Transportation and Communication
LeViness, Charles T. History of Road Building in Maryland. Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission, 1958.
Categories: Economic, Business, and Labor History, Environment, Geography and Cartography, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Transportation and Communication
McGrain, John. "Roads to Philadelphia." Nuts and Bolts 14 (Spring 1996): [7-9].
McGrain, John. Roads to Philadelphia: Historic Background, Philadelphia Roads Study. Towson, MD: Baltimore County Office of Planning and Zoning, 1990.
Seldon, W. Lynn. Country Roads of Maryland and Delaware. Castine, ME: Country Roads Press, 1994.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Transportation and Communication, Chesapeake Region
Tanner, H. S. A Description of the Canals and Rail Roads of the United States, Comprehending Notices of All The Works of Internal Improvement Throughout the Several States. New York: T. R. Tanner and J.D. Disturnell, 1840.
Notes: Maryland is included in this state-by-state compilation of early American internal improvements.
Categories: Geography and Cartography, Science and Technology, Transportation and Communication, Nineteenth Century
Acton, Lucy. "Maryland's Longest-active Woman Trainer Is All Keyed up with Two Stakes Winners." Maryland Horse 61 (April/May 1995): 46-48.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Women, Twentieth Century, Baltimore County
Addison-Darneille, and Henrietta Stockton. "For Better or For Worse." Civil War Times Illustrated 31 (May/June 1992): 32-35, 73.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, Military, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Women, Nineteenth Century, Baltimore City, Civil War