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African American Leaders of Maryland: A Portrait Gallery by Suzanne E. Chapelle & Glenn O. Phillips. Collected portraits and short biographies of 45 Marylanders of African American descent including such luminaries as Frederick Douglass, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Henry Highland Garnet,Viven T. Thomas, "Cab" Callloway, Harriet Tubman,Thurgood Marshall, and Pauli Murray. For young adult readers. $20, 2004, 155pp., softcover.

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The Grand Idea: George's Washington's Potomac and the Race to the West by Joel Achenbach. In 1784, General Washington laid down his sword and vowed he would retire to Mt. Vernon to become "a private citizen on the banks of the Potomac". History had other plans however. Washington understood this fledgling country could expand to the west if a route were available. The book is a sympathetic portrait of Washington and his dream of a canal along the Potomac River. $26.00, 2004, 367pp., hardcover.

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Winner: Baseball Returns to Washington by Bill Offutt. Dedicated to the memory of the late John R. Tunis author of teen sports novels (The Kid from Tompkinsville), this work by local historian Bill Offutt is the "story of one man's attempt to redeem himself of the first season of a struggling baseball team in our Nation's Capital." $5.95, 2005, softcover.

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Women of Achievement in Maryland History by Carolyn B. Stegman. A portrayal of women who have been role models and contributed to the state's rich legacy. Arranged by category--from the arts to political activism--the book briefly captures the lives and essence of over 300 Maryland women. $50, 2002, 464pp., hardcover.

Battle for Baltimore: 1814 by Joseph A. Whitehorn. Recounts one of the decisive engagements of the War of 1812-- the Battle for Baltimore in September 1814. Illustrated with maps and reproductions of paintings and engravings. Includes a chronology of the war in the Chesapeake Bay and a listing of the British and American units that served in the region. $29.95, hardcover, NAP BB

Bay Country by Tom Horton. Observations of life in, on, and around the Chesapeake Bay providing insight about politics, nature, and people. $12.95,1987, 223 pp., softcover.

Bound For the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero by Kate Clifford Larson. The life and work of Harriet Tubman, drawn from new documents and sources, is provided in this biography which gives new scholarship and a fresh perspective of a remarkable woman. $28, 2004, 402pp., hardcover.

By the Dawn's Early Light by Steven Kroll. The powerful, awe-inspiring events that led to the birth of our national anthem are told with historical accuracy and colorful paintings. Ideal for the coffee table. $14.95,1994, 40 pp., hardback.

Century in The Sun: Photographs of Maryland. This collection of photographs from the archives of the Baltimore Sun record a century of exciting changes, colorful people, and moments in history during 20th century Maryland. $39.95,1999, 287 pp., hardcover, WASH 6042

Chesapeake Book of the Dead: Tombstones, Epitaphs, Histories, Reflections, and Oddments of the Region by Helen Chappell $24.95, JHU CHAP

Chesapeake Rum Runners of the Roaring Twenties by Eric Mills. $26.00, 2000, CORN RUM

Dawn's Early Light by Walter Lord. The story of the events of 1814 when America rose from the verge of collapse and defeat to a new sense of identity as immortalized by Francis Scott Key's "The Dawn's Early Light." $14.95,1972, 384 pp., softcover.

Declaration of Maryland $5.00, CORN 163

The Great Baltimore Fire by Peter B. Petersen. This account of the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904, which consumed 86 blocks and did over $70 million in damage, tells of the city's reaction to the crisis and its indomitable courage and determination. $30, © 2004, 216 pp. hardcover

The Ma & Pa: A History of the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad by George W. Hilton. Railroad fans will enjoy this paperback updated edition of this classic history about the "Ma & Pa", one of the country's longest running and best known railroads. $17.95, 1999, 228 pp., softcover

Mapping Maryland: The Willard Hackman Collection. A guide to the vast collection of Maryland related maps housed in the Maryland Historical Society dating as far back as 1590. $20.00, 1998, 63 pp., softcover, HOOD 64X

Maryland Aloft: A Celebration of Aviators and Aerospace by Edmund Preston, Garry A. Lanman, and John Breihan. Maryland's aviation history focuses on the people and places that made the sky more accessible to us. Includes an inventory of 125 sites associated with Maryland aviation from the Wright Brothers' flight at College Park to the development of manned spaceflight at Goddard Space Flight Center. $35, 2003, 187pp., hardcover.

Maryland: A History of Its People by Chapelle et al. High school textbook surveying the history of Maryland, emphasizing blacks, women, immigrants, and other groups contributing to the variety of its people. $25.95, 1986, 332 pp., hardcover.

Maryland: A Middle Temperament 1634-1980 by Robert J. Brugger. A comprehensive, readable account of Maryland, ideal as a textbook or reference. $30.00,1988, 850 pp., softcover.

Maryland History in Prints 1743 - 1900 by Laura Rice. This collection from the Maryland Historical Society features etchings, lithographs, and engravings used to record aspects of life in Maryland's past. Good for the coffee table. $75, 2002, 454 pp., hardcover.

Maryland: The Seventh State - A History by John T. Mack. A comprehensive one volume history of Maryland and its 24 subdivisions, including its geography, character, and interrelationships. $33, 1998, 447 pp., hardcover.

Money & Banking in Maryland: A Brief History of Commercial Banking in the Old Line State. A catalogue of Maryland's paper money 1790 - 1865. $65.00, hardback, HOOD 526

A Monument to Good Intentions: The Story of the Maryland Penitentiary 1804-1995 by Wallace Shugg. The history of a penal institution in the heart of Baltimore is used as a backdrop for the history of penology in America and the conflict between punishment and hope. $20.00, 2000, 246 pp., softcover, HOOD 0674

The Old Line State: A History of Maryland by Morris L. Radoff. A history of Maryland containing 22 essays originally published privately in 1956 at a cost of $75, it has been reprinted into one volume with two new chapters by the Maryland Hall of Records, Publication 16. $17.50, 1971, 498 pp., hardcover, CORN 074/1590

The Patapsco River Valley: Cradle of the Industrial Revolution in Maryland by Henry K. Sharp. History of the development of industry in this region and its contributions to the industrial revolution from the time of the Ellicott Brothers in 1774 to its emergence as a major industrial enterprise with many foundries, mills, textile factories, and paper mills. $22.95 , softcover, HOOD 0747

Pirates on the Chesapeake: Being A True History of Pirates, Picaroons, and Raiders on Chesapeake Bay, 1610 - 1807 by Donald Shomette. Saga of a 200 year history of swashbuckling pirates and other sea rovers, as well as the sea campaign to capture - dead or alive - the notorious Blackbeard. $19.00, 1985, 344 pp., hardcover, CORN 3437

The Place Names of Maryland: Their Origin & Meaning by Hamill Kenny How did Maryland's towns, rivers, and places get their name and who named them? This intriguing guide explains the influence of early British settlers and the Algonquin Indians. $22.50,1984, 352 pp., softcover, HOOD 283

The Price of Freedom: Slavery & Manumission in Baltimore & Early National Maryland by T. Stephen Whitman. A study of the struggle for freedom from slavery in Baltimore, and the power of humanitarian ideals over economic interests in the ultimate achievement of freedom. $33.00, 1997, 238 pp., softcover, ROUT 1

Shipwrecks on the Chesapeake: Maritime Disasters on Chesapeake Bay and Its Tributaries by Donald Shomette. The dark and treacherous aspects of the Bay are recounted in the disasters and tragedies occurring in her waters over a 370 year period. $19.95,1982, 324 pp., softcover, CORN 283X

The Tuesday Club: A Shorter Edition of the The History of the Honorable Tuesday Club by Alexander Hamilton, edited by Robert Micklus. Abridgement of an 11 year account of the Tuesday Club of Annapolis during the mid 1770's, resulting in a rich picture of Chesapeake colonial life by Dr. Alexander Hamilton, no relationship to the Secretary of the Treasury. Part of the Maryland Paperback Bookshelf series. $17.95, © 1995,384 pp. Soft cover

Twilight on the Bay: The Excursion Boat Empire of B.B. Wills by Brian J. Cudahy. The result of one man's efforts to use steam-powered boats for entertainment purposes up and down the east coast after starting first on the Potomac and later on the Chesapeake. $29.95, 1998, 242 pp., hardcover, CORN 509X