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The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography

Garrett, Jerre. "Annual Fair of the Cecil County Agricultural Society." Bulletin of the Historical Society of Cecil County 61 (April 1992): 1, 3-4.

Gibb, James G. "The Dorsey-Bibb Tobacco Flue: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Southern Maryland Agriculture." Calvert Historian 12 (Spring 1997): 4-20.

Handwerker, Tom. "Something is Fishy Down on the Farm." Heartland of Del-Mar-Va 13 (Harvest 1991): 18-19.

Miller, Arlene K. "Cecil County Fair." Bulletin of the Historical Society of Cecil County 61 (April 1992): 6-7.

Miller, Arlene K. "Grange Organizations in Cecil County." Bulletin of the Historical Society of Cecil County 61 (April 1992): 8-9.

Pittman, LaVern. "Walnut Level: A Model Farm in Allegany County." Journal of the Alleghenies 30 (1994): 3-12.

Walsh, Lorena S. "Land, Landlord, and Leaseholder: Estate Management and Tenant Fortunes in Southern Maryland, 1642-1820." Agricultural History 59 (July 1985): 373-396.
Notes: Based on the astonishing records of a Jesuit-owned estate in Charles County that lasted for 175 years, Walsh examined 233 tenants, and the effect of their short term vs. long term leases on resource waste or conservation. The story explains how owners used leasing as a means for plantation development and as an alternative to slave labor.

Cameron, Roldah N. "Levi Oldham Cameron: Cecil County Builder & Politician." Bulletin of the Historical Society of Cecil County 67 (April 1994): 4-5.

Carter, Samuel, III. The Riddle of Dr. Mudd. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1974.
Notes: Dr. Samuel Mudd (1833-1883) of Charles County is inextricably connected with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Convicted of aiding John Wilkes Booth by tending to his broken leg during his flight from Washington, Mudd served time at Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas until his heroic efforts to save victims of a yellow fever epidemic helped earn an early release. Mudd's conduct and subsequent treatment in the aftermath of Lincoln's death has sparked a cottage industry of defenders and detractors.

"Cecil Minister Had to Pick Two for Execution in Civil War." Bulletin of the Historical Society of Cecil County 54 (May 1987): 1-3.

Chidester, Karen, and Elly Williamson. "Mister Creswell's Chairs." Bulletin of The Historical Society of Cecil County 79 (Autumn 1998): 8-10.

Dean, David M. "Meshach Browning: Bear Hunter of Allegany County, 1781-1859." Maryland Historical Magazine 91 (Spring 1996): 73-83.
Notes: Meshach Browning was the author of an autobiography, <em>Forty-Four Years of the Life of a Hunter</em>, that might more properly be seen as a tall tale wrapped around the framework of an actual life. Browning (1751-1859) inhabited the frontier in the westernmost part of Maryland that later became Garrett County. He claimed to have killed 400 bears in his career. For those attracted to the stories of Davy Crockett or Paul Bunyon, Meshach Browning's life offers entertaining reading.

Garrett, Geri. "Cheap John: The Poor Man's Friend." Bulletin of the Historical Society of Cecil County 69 (December 1994): 1, 3-4.

Hoffland, Dixie. "Dr. Samuel Mudd." Maryland 20 (Spring 1988): 48-52.

Hurley, Norma L. "Samuel Cox of Charles County." The Record 53 (October 1991): 1-6.

McCall, Davy. "An Arkhaven Entrepreneur." Bulletin of the Historical Society of Cecil County, 76 (Spring 1997): 1, 4.

McHale, John E. Dr. Samuel A. Mudd and the Lincoln Assassination. Parsippany, NJ: Dillon Press, 1994.

The McKaig Journal, a Confederate Family of Cumberland. Cumberland, MD: Allegheny County Historical Society, 1984.

Robbins, Charles L. R. Madison Mitchell, His Life and Decoys. Bel Air, MD: Published by the author, 1987.
Notes: A Havre de Grace wood carver.

Steers, Edward. The Escape and Capture of John Wilkes Booth. Brandywine, MD: Marker Tours, 1983.

Tidwell, William A. "Booth Crosses the Potomac: An Exercise in Historical Research." Civil War History 36 (December 1990): 325-33.

Urbas, Anton. "Tony Urbas Has a Career Change." Journal of the Alleghenies 35 (1999): 37-48.

"Watson Mondell Perrygo." The Record 31 - 32 (May - September 1984): 5-6.
Notes: Charles County naturalist.

Zebrowski, Carl. "Moral Victory in the Crusade to Clear Mudd." Civil War Times Illustrated 32 (May/June 1993): 14-15.

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