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The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography

Cross, E. May. "The Patent Medicine Show and Other Events at Rayville." History Trails 33 (Spring 1999): 9-12.

Erickson, Marie Anne. "Crossroads: Buckeystown." Frederick Magazine (November 1990): 11-2.

Erickson, Marie Anne. "Crossroads: Dance Hall Days [Bartonsville]." Frederick Magazine (October 1993).

Erickson, Marie Anne. "Crossroads: Living in Harmony." Frederick Magazine (October 1994): 57.

Erickson, Marie Anne. "Crossroads: Yellow Springs." Frederick Magazine (December 1992): 12-13.

George, Christopher T. "Harford County in the War of 1812." Harford Historical Bulletin 76 (Spring 1998): 3-61.

Hooper, Anne B. Braddock Heights: A Glimpse Backward. Published by the author, 1974.
Notes: Braddock's history during its years as a major resort. Included are local legends and recipes. The second half of the book is a walking tour.

Lossing, Benson J. The Pictorial Fieldbook of the War of 1812. Reprint. Somersworth, NH: New Hampshire Publishing Co., 1976.

Love, Mary I. "'The Mountain Chautauqua': Mountain Lake Park 1881-1941." Glades Star 5 (March 1982): 385-401; (September 1982): 434-35.

Merrill, Philip J., and Uluaipou-O-Malo Aiono. Baltimore. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1999.
Notes: Part of Arcadia's <em>Black America Series</em>, this photohistory, which uses a variety of graphic materials, gives a visual introduction to Baltimore as documented through the lives of its black citizens. Many of the photographs are the work of black photographers.

Riley, Elihu S. "The Ancient City." History of Annapolis, in Maryland. 1649-1887. 1887; reprint, Annapolis: Anne Arundel County Bicentennial Commission, 1976.
Notes: A reprint of an 1887 work. It is largely arranged by date, presenting important events which occurred in the city during the years. Interspersed amongst these dates are occasional chapters written on a theme, covering a span of years, such as theater, the state house, and "Illustrious Anapolitans." It is very well indexed and includes an abridgement of Father Andrew White's Journal.

"St. Mary's County Adopts an Official Song." Chronicles of St. Mary's 35 (Winter 1987): 72-73.

Sheads, Scott. Fort McHenry: A History. Baltimore: Nautical & Aviation Publishing Co., 1995.

Abel, E. Lawrence. Singing the New Nation: How Music Shaped the Confederacy, 1861-1865. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2000.
Notes: An in-depth look at every aspect of music during the Civil War, as it pertains to the southern cause. Although not focused on any particular state, there are important Maryland connections, for example the background and impact of "Maryland, My Maryland!" Cultural and political context are this author's strong suits, as he describes band music, songs of the common soldiers, parlor music of the day, and theatrical offerings.

Alexander, Douglas, II. "Stendhal and Violence on the Baltimore Stage." Maryland Historical Magazine 66 (1971): 68-72.

Archer, Stephen M. Junius Brutus Booth. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1992.

Baker, Mary Lou. "The Annapolis Symphony: An Orchestra with Pizzazz!" Maryland 26 (November/December 1994): 38-43.

Barnett, David. "'Maryland,' The Movie." Maryland 21 (Spring 1989): 69.

Bartel, Dennis. "Knabe Pianos...For Genteel People of Means." Maryland 24 (Spring 1992): 42-47.
Categories: Music and Theater

Benson, Norman Arthur. The Itinerant Dancing and Music Masters of Eighteenth-Century America. Ph.D. diss., University of Minnesota, 1963.

Bernard, Kenneth A. "Lincoln and the Music of the Civil War." Lincoln Herald 66 (1964): 115-134.

Black, Mary Childs. The Theatre in Colonial Annapolis. M.A. thesis, George Washington University, 1952.

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