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MARYLAND / DELAWARE HISTORY
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| Along the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Maxson & Young trade paper 64 pages 0974171328 9.95 The time-traveling children of "Magical History Tours" gather very special information about the canal that joined the Chesapeake Bay and the Delaware River for a school report. |
 
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| Annapolis Reflections James Tigner, Jr. hardcover 128 pages 9780764331572 29.99 Over 240 gorgeous color photos present picturesque views of sidewalk and harbor scenes, storefronts, houses, St. John’s College and the U.S. Naval Academy. |
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| Annapolis Vignettes Ginger Doyel trade paper 314 pages 0870335715 24.95 The author's column in The Capital newspaper "Annapolis: From Past to Present" won the Historic Annapolis Preservation Award in 2002. These fun and memorable tales are now compiled in book form where they can be enjoyed by visitors, residents and history buffs. B & w photos and drawings. |
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| Antoni: African at New Sweden Maxson & Young trade paper 59 pages 0-9704692-4-1 8.95 History comes alive in this story of the first African to come and live in Delaware in 1639. |
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| Antoni: African at New Sweden Resource Guide Maxson & Young comb binding unpaged 0-8704692-5-X 13.95 Here are classroom activities to enrich and support the lessons taught in the book itself. |
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| Baltimore's Own Little Italy Artist Rita French hardcover 226 pages 0-9723590-0-1 29.95 This is a beautiful and fascinating book about the artist Tony DeSales, who worked and sold his sketches on the streets of Little Italy in Baltimore for thirty-five years. Full color photos of his work and the buildings and ships that inspired them bring to life the area and a very special artist who found his inspiration here. |
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| Baltimore: Then and Now Alexander D. Mitchell, IV hardcover 144 pages 1-57145-688-0 18.95 Here is Charm City in all its glory- past & present. Vintage b & w images juxtaposed with color shots from the same perspective today create a unique portrait of the city. |
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| Baltimore Then and Now Compact Edition Alexander D. Mitchell, IV paper over boards 144 pages 9781592239641 12.95 How compact, you ask? A petite 8 x 7 inches capture the charms of the city past and present and leaves lots of room in your suitcase for other mementos. |
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| Beautiful Swimmers William W. Warner trade paper 304 pages 0-316-92335-4 14.99 Nature enthusiasts and fans of fine writing alike will find this Pulitzer Prize-winner a timeless and enchanting study of the men who make their living in pursuit of the blue crab. |
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| The C & O Canal: From Great National Project to National Historical Park Dorothy Camagna hardcover 132 pages 0977044904 32.95 Superb photography and narrative present a compelling account of the canal's mission, structures and unique way of life. From tidewater Georgetown to Cumberland Maryland, this book brilliantly illustrates the allure of both the former waterway and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park with full color photographs. |
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| Cabin John: Legends and Life of an Uncommon Place Judith Welles trade paper 154 pages 9780615211176 17.99 Explore the historical significance of Cabin John, a community in Maryland with architectural and community treasures to spare. Handsomely- produced with a wealth of photographs. |
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| Chesapeake James Michener trade paper 865 pages 0-8129-7043-8 15.95 Now this perennial fictional favorite is available in a handsome trade paper edition. Here is the four hundred year epic story of the Eastern Shore vividly brought to life in the Michener style. |
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| Chesapeake James A. Michener mass market paperback 1001 pages 0-449-21158-4 8.99 Bay history, Michener-style brings to life the 400-year saga of America's great Bay and its Eastern Shore. Fiction. |
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| Chesapeake Bay Buyboats Larry S. Chowning trade paper 260 pages 9780870335921 34.95 The versatile workboat known as the "buyboat" served many functions in its heyday from transporting and selling the day's catch to serving with the Coast Guard in WW2. A bit of Bay history is brought to life here with b & w photos and personal narratives. |
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| Chesapeake Bay in the Civil War Eric Mills trade paper 9780764335921 328 pages 29.99 This rich historical panorama is peopled with smugglers and privateers, shoreline artillery, tidewater guerillas, blockade-running oystermen and the unsung sailors of the Potomac Flotilla. |
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| Chesapeake Bay Skipjacks Pat Vojtech hardcover 145 pages 0-87033-451-4 29.95 Lovely color photographs enhance this history of the Skipjack, renowned as the last commercial fleet vessel under sail. |
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| Chesapeake: Exploring the Water Trail of Captain John Smith John Page Williams trade paper 192 pages 9781426200694 12.95 A National Geographic production, this handsome, full-color book reveals the fascinating story of Smith’s journeys, the impact of the human footprint on the Bay’s complex life systems, and the best way for us to explore this rich natural wonder in our midst. |
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| Chesapeake Legacy: Tools and Traditions Larry S. Chowning trade paper 320 pages 9780870334689 29.95 Written by an author who appreciates the watermen’s history and culture, here is a treasure trove of tales- of fishing under sail, recipes for salting herring and cooking muskrat, and even the harvesting of human souls through baptism by immersion. |
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