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The Baltimore Bank Riot. Political Upheaval in Antebellum Maryland.
Robert E. Shalhope
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Description for The Baltimore Bank Riot. Political Upheaval in Antebellum Maryland.
Hardback. Examining the causes and consequences of a scorching chapter in Maryland's history Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
In August 1835, in the midst of a particularly tumultuous year of nationwide unrest and upheaval, Baltimore suffered one of the most violent and destructive riots experienced by any antebellum American city. Fueled by a growing outrage over frauds associated with the closing of the Bank of Maryland, rioters devastated the splendid homes of the city's wealthiest and most prominent citizens, and the victims' prized personal possessions were thrown into the streets to be consumed in public bonfires. The authorities completely surrendered the city to the mercy of mobs roaming the streets--mobs supported by the cheers of thousands of bystanders. ... Read more
In August 1835, in the midst of a particularly tumultuous year of nationwide unrest and upheaval, Baltimore suffered one of the most violent and destructive riots experienced by any antebellum American city. Fueled by a growing outrage over frauds associated with the closing of the Bank of Maryland, rioters devastated the splendid homes of the city's wealthiest and most prominent citizens, and the victims' prized personal possessions were thrown into the streets to be consumed in public bonfires. The authorities completely surrendered the city to the mercy of mobs roaming the streets--mobs supported by the cheers of thousands of bystanders. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252034800
SKU
V9780252034800
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About Robert E. Shalhope
Robert E. Shalhope is George Lynn Cross Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Oklahoma and the author of A Tale of New England: The Diaries of Hiram Harwood, Vermont Farmer, 1810-1837 and several other books.
Reviews for The Baltimore Bank Riot. Political Upheaval in Antebellum Maryland.
"Shalhope has done a wonderful job. . . . This will be the fundamental study of the Bank riot."
Enterprise & Society "A valuable study of a previously understudied event. . . . Anyone interested in the intersection of economic and political change in the era of Jackson would profit from reading this book."
EH.Net "Shalhope expertly explains the complex Bank of ... Read more
Enterprise & Society "A valuable study of a previously understudied event. . . . Anyone interested in the intersection of economic and political change in the era of Jackson would profit from reading this book."
EH.Net "Shalhope expertly explains the complex Bank of ... Read more