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Annapolis, City on the Severn
Jane Wilson McWilliams
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Description for Annapolis, City on the Severn
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. Num Pages: 512 pages, 191, 164 black & white halftones, 22 colour illustrations, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 263 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1780.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801896590
SKU
V9780801896590
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About Jane Wilson McWilliams
Jane Wilson McWilliams is an independent researcher, editor, writer, and lecturer. She lives in Annapolis, Maryland.
Reviews for Annapolis, City on the Severn
Even casual readers will find this new book hard to put down.
Earl Kelly HometownAnnapolis.com A detailed narrative. Scitech Book News 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.
John Lang Washington College Magazine Jane McWilliams has created a landmark work of ... Read more
Earl Kelly HometownAnnapolis.com A detailed narrative. Scitech Book News 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.
John Lang Washington College Magazine Jane McWilliams has created a landmark work of ... Read more