Maryland, A Middle Temperament
Download or Read eBook Maryland, A Middle Temperament PDF written by Robert J. Brugger and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1996-09-25 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Robert J. Brugger |
| Publisher | : JHU Press |
| Total Pages | : 868 |
| Release | : 1996-09-25 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0801854652 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780801854651 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Maryland, A Middle Temperament by : Robert J. Brugger
Book excerpt: Explores the ironies, contradictions, and compromises that give "America's oldest border state"its special character. Selected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title Maryland: A Middle Temperament explores the ironies, contradictions, and compromises that give "America's oldest border state" its special character. Extensively illustrated and accompanied by bibliography, maps, charts, and tables, Robert Brugger's vivid account of the state's political, economic, social, and cultural heritage—from the outfitting of Cecil Calvert's expedition to the opening of Baltimore's Harborplace—is rich in the issues and personalities that make up Maryland's story and explain its "middle temperament."
