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The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography

Fee, Elizabeth, Linda Shopes, and Linda Zeidman, eds. The Baltimore Book: New Views of Local History. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1991.
Notes: Eleven essays documenting the working class history of Baltimore, stretching across many of Baltimore's neighborhoods -- from Federal Hill to Hampden, Edmondson Village to Dundalk. This work grew out of a "People's History Tour of Baltimore." Each chapter includes a map of relevant sites. There are fifteen interviews. It is well illustrated and includes an excellent bibliography.

Feldman, Gregory, and M. Stephen Ailstock. "Greenbury Point: The Interplay of History and Ecology." Maryland Historical Magazine 90 (Summer 1995): 216-20.
Notes: This author sees a strong connection between history and ecology. He argues that the same environmental factors which drew people to colonize Greenbury Point, the town known as Providence, and were responsible for its early success, also brought about its failure as an economic center.

Filby, Vera Ruth. "The History of Friendship." Anne Arundel County History Notes 5 (January 1974): [4]; 6 (October 1974): [3-4].

Filby, Vera Ruth. "From Forest to Friendship." Maryland Historical Magazine 71 (Spring 1976): 93-102.
Notes: A history of the area which now houses the Baltimore-Washington International Airport.

Fitz, Virginia White. Spirit of Shady Side: Peninsular Life, 1664-1984. Shady Side, MD: Shady Side Peninsular Association, Inc., 1984.

Fleming, Kevin. Annapolis: The Spirit of the Chesapeake Bay. Annapolis, MD: Portfolio Press, 1988.

Ford, Elise. "Happy Anniversaries." Mid-Atlantic Country 16 (May 1995): 78-81.
Notes: Annapolis.

Foster, Sally. The Private World of Smith Island. New York: Cobblehill Books/Dutton, 1993.
Notes: A juvenile audience photo book which addresses the question of "What is it like to live on an island in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay."

"From Statehouse to Statehouse." Maryland 27 (March/April 1995): 63, 65-66.

Glascock, Judith C. "Solomons, the Early Years." Calvert Historian 8 (Spring 1993): 14-26.

Glen Burnie: A Pictorial History, 1888-1988. [Glen Burnie?]: Northern Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce, [1988?].

Goyette, Barbara. "The Real Annapolis." Chesapeake Bay Magazine 22 (October 1992): 36-39, 56.

Greene, Carroll, Jr. "The Rebuff That Inspired a Town." Maryland 7 (Summer 1975): 49-52.
Notes: Highland Beach.

Grimes, Michael A. "Sources for Documenting Baltimore's Suburban Landscape." Maryland Historical Magazine 84 (1989): 163-68.
Notes: Grimes discusses a variety of sources useful for studying Baltimore's expansion -- maps, deeds, tax assessments, newspapers, building permits, and photographs. He describes where to find them and how to use them.

Haefner, Dick. "Dining and Discovery." Annapolis Quarterly (Spring 1996): 86-89.

"Happy Birthday, Annapolis?" A Briefe Relation 16 (Winter 1994): 6.

Harp, David W., and Tom Horton. Water's Way: Life Along the Chesapeake. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000.
Notes: A photo essay on the environmental plight of the Eastern Shore, special attention is paid to the area's natural history and the life of the watermen.

Hauswald, Nancy C. "Eastport." Annapolis 8 (March 1994): 14-16, 57.

Hodges, Allen A., and Carol A. Hodges, eds. Washington on Foot: 25 Walking Tours of Washington, DC, Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, and Historic Annapolis, Maryland. Rev. ed. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1977.

Holland, Jeffrey. "Eastport: A Loving Portrait." Annapolitan 2 (March 1988): 33-39, 49-53.

Hughes, Elizabeth. "Founded on Steam: A History of Claiborne, Maryland." Weather Gauge 28 (Fall 1992): 19-22.

Hurst, Harold W. "The Northernmost Southern Town: A Sketch of Pre-Civil War Annapolis." Maryland Historical Magazine 76 (Fall 1981): 240-49.
Notes: Hurst argues that in 1860 Annapolis was the only culturally southern town in Maryland. While Baltimore was developing during the nineteenth century, Annapolis, in many ways, remained static, keeping its earlier essence. Hurst's description of Annapolis includes the economy, the citizens, the places, and the churches.

Hutchings, Kristin E. "Annapolis: City of Traditions." Mid-Atlantic Country 15 (May 1994): 82-87.

Jensen, Ann. "All Aboard for Odenton." Annapolitan 7 (March 1993): 36-41.

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