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The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography

Bourne, Michael. "Walter T. Pippin-Designer, Contractor and Builder." Old Kent 10 (Summer 1993): [3-9].

Gilje, Paul A. "A Sailor Prisoner of War During the War of 1812." Maryland Historical Magazine 85 (Spring 1990): 58-72.

Heller, Janet. "Saving Baltimore History and Keeping It in the Family." Historic Preservation News 33 (February 1993): 10-13.

Hinebaugh, John. "Historic Treasure Returned to Garrett." Glades Star 6 (March 1989): 268-69.
Notes: Meshach Browning's powder horn, shot pouch, and belt.

Hosmer, Charles B., Jr. "Verne E. Chatelain and the Development of the Branch of History of the National Park Service." Public Historian 16 (Winter 1994): 24-38.

Kauffman, Michael W. "Historians Oppose Opening of Booth Grave." Civil War Times Illustrated 34 (May/June 1995): 26, 28-30, 71-78.

Latrobe, Benjamin Henry. The Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1984.

"Major Charles Alexander Warfield, M.D. Rededication of Historic Marker and Marking of His Grave." Legacy 37 (December 1994): 6.

Meyer, Sam. Paradoxes of Fame: The Francis Scott Key Story. Annapolis, MD: Eastwind Publishing, 1995.

Meyer, Sam. "Religion, Patriotism, and Poetry in the Life of Francis Scott Key." Maryland Historical Magazine 84 (1989): 267-74.

Norton, Louis Arthur. Joshua Barney, Hero of the Revolution and 1812. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2000.
Notes: Joshua Barney (1758-1818) was a naval hero in both the American Revolution and the War of 1812. Aside from his military exploits, this patriotic Marylander's life is closely associated with the history of the American flag. Barney is best known for the spirited action of the barge men under his command at the Battle of Bladensburg in 1814. Alone among the Americans at the battle, Barney and his men fought bravely against a superior British force.

Price, Walter W. "The Bashford Amphitheater's Name." Glades Star 6 (June 1990): 412-14.

Rivinus, E. F. "Beanes, Barney, and the Banner." Naval History 13 (May/June 1999): 46-50.

Sheads, Scott Sumpter. Guardian of the Star-Spangled Banner: Lt. Colonel George Armistead and the Fort McHenry Flag. Linthicum, MD: Toomey Press, 1999.

Walker, Irma, and James T. Wollon, Jr. "George Archer's Life and Work." Harford Historical Bulletin 56 (Spring 1993): 35-57.

"Would Benjamin Latrobe Still Choose America as 'The Place of the Future?'" MHS/News, (July-September 1998): 6.

George, Christopher T. "Mirage of Freedom: African Americans in the War of 1812." Maryland Historical Magazine 91 (Winter 1996): 426-50.
Notes: Black men fought for both the American and British forces during the War of 1812. For example, free blacks who constructed earthworks and black sailors in the U.S. Navy helped to deflect the British attack on Baltimore in 1814. Free blacks and slaves who decided to help the British hoped to secure freedom in return for their services.

McDaniel, George W. "Voices from the Past: Black Builders and Their Buildings." In Three Centuries of Maryland Architecture, 79-90. Annapolis, MD: Maryland Historical Trust, 1982.

Sheads, Scott S. "A Black Flotillaman: Baltimore 1814." Military Collector and Historian 36 (Spring 1984): 7.

Sheads, Scott S. "A Black Soldier Defends Ft. McHenry, 1814." Military Collector and Historian 41 (Spring 1989): 20-21.

"Acorn Park Restored Through Public/Private Partnership." The Preservationist (May-June 1997): 4.

Acton, Lucy. "Bowling Brook Getting a New Lease on Life." Maryland Horse 57 (October 1991): 42-45.

Adams, Eric. "Discord in Charm City." Historic Preservation 48 (March/April 1996): 22-23.

Alexander, Robert L. "Architecture and Aristocracy: The Cosmopolitan Style of Latrobe and Godefroy." Maryland Historical Magazine 56 (1961): 229-43.

Alexander, Robert L. The Architecture of Maximilian Godefroy. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1974.
Notes: This excellent biography of the designer of the Battle Monument and other buildings in Baltimore covers his difficult personality and his tragic return to Europe.

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