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The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography

Ritter, Lawrence S. The Babe: A Life in Pictures. New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1988.

Rodgers, Marion Elizabeth, ed. Mencken and Sara, A Life in Letters: The Private Correspondence of H. L. Mencken and Sara Haardt. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1987.

Rosenfeld, Harvey. Iron Man: the Cal Ripken, Jr. Story. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995.

Russo, Jim. Superscout: Thirty-five Years of Major League Scouting with the Baltimore Orioles. Chicago: Bonus Books, 1992.

Schmidt, John C. Win, Place and Show: A Biography of Harry Strauss, the Man Who Gave America the Tote. Baltimore: Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 1990.

Scott, Laurel. "Jack and Sheila Fisher: a whirlwind season." Maryland Horse 60 (June/July 1994): 12-17.

Scott, Laurel. "Allison and Daniel Lucas: low-key yet diverse." Maryland Horse 60 (December 1994/January 1995): 42-47.

"Sold on horses: a tribute to the late John M. S. Finney." Maryland Horse 60 (June/July 1994): 77.

Sumner, Jim L. "Babe Ruth's North Carolina Spring: The Tar Heel Perspective." Maryland Historical Magazine 86 (Spring 1991): 80-89.

"Thackeray and Edmonds lauded for achievements." Maryland Horse 60 (April/May 1994): 74-75.

"The Thomas Cresap Story." Glades Star 7 (September 1995): 614-17.

Thomas, Evan. The Man to See: Edward Bennett Williams, Legendary Lawyer, Ultimate Insider. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991.

Thompson, Chuck. Ain't the Beer Cold! South Bend, IN: Diamond Communications Inc., 1996.

Watson, Denton L. Lion in the Lobby: Clarence Mitchell, Jr.'s Struggle for the Passage of Civil Rights Laws. New York: Morrow, 1990.
Notes: Chief lobbyist for the NAACP during the crucial decades of landmark Civil Rights legislation, Clarence Mitchell (1911-1984) was often called the "101st Senator." His wife, Juanita Jackson Mitchell, and mother-in-law, Lillie May Carroll Jackson, were leaders in the state and national NAACP. The story of his life parallels the history of the Civil Rights movement in the 20th century.

"Wide Hall." Old Kent 11 (Summer 1994): 1-2.
Notes: Esekiel Forman Chambers.

Wilcke, Richard W. "Sportscaster George Michael makes mark with paint horses." Maryland Horse 61 (February/March 1995): 10-14.

Wilcke, Richard W. "Jack Mobberley dies at age 66." Maryland Horse 61 (April/May 1995): 33.

Williams, Juan. Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary. New York: Times Books, 1998.
Notes: Thurgood Marshall was the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. His rise from a modest upbringing in Baltimore is chronicled in this biography by journalist Juan Williams. Marshall's 1954 victory as the lead attorney in <em>Brown v. Board of Education</em> established his standing as a champion in the Civil Rights movement. Early in his career as a lawyer for the NAACP, Marshall argued the case that led to the desegregation of the University of Maryland.

Windham, Craig. Reggie Lewis: Quiet Grace. Winsted, CT: ACTEX Publications, 1995.

Worrall, Margaret. "Fenwick Bows Out in Glory at Grand National." Maryland Horse 60 (June/July 1994): 26-29.

Abingbade, Harrison Ola. "The Settler-African Conflicts: The Case of the Maryland Colonists and the Grebo 1840-1900." Journal of Negro History 66 (Summer 1981): 93-109.

Adams, E. J. "Religion and Freedom: Artifacts Indicate that African Culture Persisted Even in Slavery." Omni 16 (November 1993): 8.

Adams, Marseta. "H. Rap Brown: 'Fight for your Rights.'" Calvert Historian 11 (Fall 1996): 53-67.

Aidt-Guy, Anita Louise. Persistent Maryland: Anti-slavery Activity between 1850 and 1864. Ph.D. diss., Georgetown University, 1994.

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