Your Maryland
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Your Maryland

Little-Known Histories from the Shores of the Chesapeake to the Foothills of the Allegheny Mountains

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Your Maryland

Little-Known Histories from the Shores of the Chesapeake to the Foothills of the Allegheny Mountains

About this book

Four centuries of Maryland's history in one colorful and dramatic volume.

" Good evening, I'm Ric Cottom. Welcome to Your Maryland." Since 2002, when he first delivered his now-classic radio segment on Maryland history, Ric Cottom has narrated hundreds of little-known human interest stories. Collected here are 72 of his favorite on-air pieces, enhanced with beautiful papercut illustrations by Baltimore artist Annie Howe. From accused witches and the murderous career of gunsmith John Dandy through tales of Johnny U and the greatest game ever played, Your Maryland covers nearly four centuries of the Free State's heroes and scoundrels.

Entertaining listeners of all ages while sparking their interest in the past, Cottom's beloved Your Maryland is a unique blend of carefully researched regional history and narrative nonfiction. He deftly emphasizes the human dimension of Maryland's colorful past: its athletes (two- and four-legged), beautiful spies, brilliant writers, misunderstood pirates, and ghosts. All of that color, suspense, and humor—as well as the author's unusual talent for discovering interesting historical facts and personages—is part of your Maryland.

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Information

Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Year
2017
eBook ISBN
9781421424064
Edition
0
Topic
History
Subtopic
Historical Biographies
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. 1 Voyage of Discovery
  8. 2 Avalon
  9. 3 The Murderous Career of John Dandy
  10. 4 Witchcraft in Maryland
  11. 5 The Monster
  12. 6 The Blood-Red Flag
  13. 7 The Summer of ’76
  14. 8 The Revolutionary
  15. 9 Privateers
  16. 10 The Mermaid
  17. 11 Mr. Smith’s Ball
  18. 12 The Most Hated Man in Maryland
  19. 13 The Scourge of the Chesapeake
  20. 14 A Frolic with the Yankees
  21. 15 The Cool Hand and the Hothead
  22. 16 Defenders
  23. 17 The Chasseur
  24. 18 The Battle of the Ice Mound
  25. 19 Jacob Gruber
  26. 20 The Bear
  27. 21 The Slave Breaker
  28. 22 Moses
  29. 23 Gidu
  30. 24 The Vineyard Tournament
  31. 25 The Rose of Westminster
  32. 26 Christiana
  33. 27 John Brown
  34. 28 April 19, 1861
  35. 29 Clara’s Boys
  36. 30 Lost Sons
  37. 31 Barbara Frietschie
  38. 32 The Despot’s Heel
  39. 33 The Glorious Fourth . . . 1863
  40. 34 The Orator
  41. 35 Color Guard
  42. 36 The Music of Point Lookout
  43. 37 Hetty Cary
  44. 38 The Great Patapsco Flood of 1868
  45. 39 Ghosts of Western Maryland
  46. 40 Early Racing at Pimlico
  47. 41 Preakness
  48. 42 The Great Railroad Strike of 1877, Part I
  49. 43 The Great Railroad Strike of 1877, Part II
  50. 44 Gus Rice
  51. 45 The Maestro
  52. 46 The Heiress and the Medical School
  53. 47 The Pennant
  54. 48 The Evil Empire
  55. 49 Mouse
  56. 50 Goliath
  57. 51 The Jungle
  58. 52 The Explorer
  59. 53 The Aviator
  60. 54 Diamond Jim
  61. 55 The Babe
  62. 56 Titanic
  63. 57 The Great Bathtub Hoax
  64. 58 The Last Man
  65. 59 Maryland, the Free State
  66. 60 Leander
  67. 61 The Schneider Cup Race of 1925
  68. 62 Cab and Thurgood
  69. 63 Wallis
  70. 64 Hatrack
  71. 65 The Crack-up
  72. 66 King Kong
  73. 67 Omaha Beach
  74. 68 Canajoharie at the Gut
  75. 69 Tunnel Joe
  76. 70 Johnny U.
  77. 71 The Greatest Football Game Ever Played
  78. 72 Silent Spring
  79. Acknowledgments
  80. Essay on Sources