Maryland: A History of Its People

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JHU Press, 1986 - History - 332 pages
An introductory high school textbook surveying the history of Maryland, with emphasis on the blacks, women, immigrants, and other special groups contributing to the variety of its population.
 

Contents

CHAPTER
3
Early Years of Settlement
13
Building the Colony
21
Colonial Politics
30
Maryland Society at Midcentury
40
The Colony Matures
47
Maryland in
97
The Regions of Maryland
108
TurnoftheCentury Life
199
Political Competition
205
The Progressive Program
211
CHAPTER 7
257
The Urban Renaissance
264
Marylands New Economy
273
Postwar Politics
281
Environmental Concerns
292

Baltimore City
114
Toward a More Democratic Culture
128
CHAPTER 5
175
Problems of City Life
183
Fighting Back
189
From Past to Present to Future
299
Governors of Maryland
306
Further Reading
315
Index
321
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