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PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press

ISBN-100801896592

ISBN-139780801896590

eBay Product ID (ePID)99419778

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Book TitleAnnapolis, City on the Severn : a History

Number of Pages512 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2011

TopicUnited States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Subjects & Themes / Historical, History / General

IllustratorYes

GenreArchitecture, Photography, History

AuthorJane W. Mcwilliams

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight61.7 Oz

Item Length10.6 in

Item Width8.6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2010-007503

ReviewsCritics are hailing Jane Wilson McWilliams for her masterful history of Annapolis-a carefully researched, well illustrated, and beautifully written account of Maryland's state capital., ""McWilliams has delivered this history evenly and concisely, but also in a style that is quite entertaining."", McWilliams has delivered this history evenly and concisely, but also in a style that is quite entertaining., Jane McWilliams has created a landmark work of scholarship, a comprehensive, interesting and very readable work destined to enlighten generations to come., Critics are hailing Jane Wilson McWilliams for her masterful history of Annapolis--a carefully researched, well illustrated, and beautifully written account of Maryland's state capital.

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

Dewey Decimal975.2/56

Table Of ContentPreface 1. Out of the Wilderness, a Town, 1649 to 1708 2. A Chartered City, 1708 to 1764 3. Annapolis and the Nation, 1764 to 1790 4. Annapolis Alone, 1790 to 1845 5. A Military Town, 1845 to 1870 6. Great Expectations, 1870 to 1908 7. Promise Denied, 1908 to 1940 8. A Threatened City, 1940 to 1960 9. The City Preserved, 1960 to 1975 Epilogue Acknowledgments Appendix 1: Census Tables Appendix 2: Cemeteries in and around Annapolis Notes Index

SynopsisWinner of the Phebe R. Jacobsen Award for Excellence in Literary Arts The story of Annapolis resonates in every century of American history. Annapolis has been home to tobacco plantations, political intrigue, international commerce, the U.S. Naval Academy, ballooning population growth, and colonial, state, and national government. Jane Wilson McWilliams's captivating history explores Annapolis from its settlement in 1650 to its historic preservation campaign of the late twentieth century. McWilliams brings alive the people of Annapolis as she recounts their fortunes and foibles. Be they black or white, slave or master, woman or man, each has a place in this book. With unsurpassed detail and graceful prose, she describes the innermost workings of Maryland's capital city--its social, civic, and religious institutions; its powerful political leaders; and its art, architecture, and neighborhoods. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this book chronicles more than three hundred years of Annapolis history. As unique as the city it describes, Annapolis, City on the Severn builds on the most recent scholarship and offers readers a fascinating portrait into the past of this great city., The story of Annapolis resonates in every century of American history. Annapolis has been home to tobacco plantations, political intrigue, international commerce, the U.S. Naval Academy, ballooning population growth, and colonial, state, and national government. Jane Wilson McWilliams's captivating history explores Annapolis from its settlement in ......, The story of Annapolis resonates in every century of American history. Annapolis has been home to tobacco plantations, political intrigue, international commerce, the U.S. Naval Academy, ballooning population growth, and colonial, state, and national government. Jane Wilson McWilliams's captivating history explores Annapolis from its settlement in 1650 to its historic preservation campaign of the late twentieth century.McWilliams brings alive the people of Annapolis as she recounts their fortunes and foibles. Be they black or white, slave or master, woman or man, each has a place in this book. With unsurpassed detail and graceful prose, she describes the innermost workings of Maryland's capital city -- its social, civic, and religious institutions; its powerful political leaders; and its art, architecture, and neighborhoods. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this book chronicles more than three hundred years of Annapolis history. As unique as the city it describes, Annapolis, City on the Severn builds on the most recent scholarship and offers readers a fascinating portrait into the past of this great city., The story of Annapolis resonates in every century of American history. Annapolis has been home to tobacco plantations, political intrigue, international commerce, the U.S. Naval Academy, ballooning population growth, and colonial, state, and national government. Jane Wilson McWilliams's captivating history explores Annapolis from its settlement in 1650 to its historic preservation campaign of the late twentieth century. McWilliams brings alive the people of Annapolis as she recounts their fortunes and foibles. Be they black or white, slave or master, woman or man, each has a place in this book. With unsurpassed detail and graceful prose, she describes the innermost workings of Maryland's capital city--its social, civic, and religious institutions; its powerful political leaders; and its art, architecture, and neighborhoods. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this book chronicles more than three hundred years of Annapolis history. As unique as the city it describes, Annapolis, City on the Severn builds on the most recent scholarship and offers readers a fascinating portrait into the past of this great city.

LC Classification NumberF189.A657M39 2010