A history lover's guide to Baltimore / Brennen Jensen and Tom Chalkley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jensen, Brennen, 1963- author.

Chalkley, Tom, 1955- author.

Series:

History & Guide

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic sites--Maryland--Baltimore--Guidebooks.

Historic sites.

Baltimore (Md.)--History.

Baltimore (Md.).

Baltimore (Md.)--Guidebooks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (199 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : The History Press, 2021.

Summary:

"Neither southern nor northern, Baltimore has charted its own course through the American experience. The spires of the nation's first cathedral rose into its sky, and the first blood of the Civil War fell on its streets. Here, enslaved Frederick Douglass toiled before fleeing to freedom and Billie Holiday learned to sing. Baltimore's clippers plied the seven seas, while its pioneering railroads opened the prairie West. The city that birthed "The Star-Spangled Banner" also gave us Babe Ruth and the bottle cap. This guide navigates nearly three hundred years of colorful history--from Johns Hopkins's earnest philanthropy to the raucous camp of John Waters and from modest row houses to the marbled mansions of the Gilded Age. Let local authors Brennen Jensen and Tom Chalkley introduce you to Mencken's "ancient and solid" city-- Back cover.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Baltimore Town

2. Fell's Point and the Waterfront

3. The Rocket's Red Glare

4. A Higher Calling

5. Smokestacks and Locomotives

6. The African American Experience

7. The Legacy of Wealth

8. Brick, Mortar, Marble and Steel

9. Arts and Letters

10. Of Stage and Screen

11. Sporting Life

12. The Green Escape

Bibliography

About the Authors.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781439672686

1439672687

OCLC:

1255230378