Annapolis, City on the Severn

A History
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-8018-9659-0
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 512 Seiten, Format (B × H): 221 mm x 271 mm, Gewicht: 1769 g

Winner of the Phebe R. Jacobsen Award for Excellence in Literary Arts

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 workings of Maryland’s capital city—its social, civic, and religious institutions; its powerful political leaders; and its art, architecture, and neighborhoods.

Beautifully illustrated throughout, this book chronicles more than three hundred years of Annapolis history. 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McWilliams, Jane W.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Fotografie Besondere Themen und Arten der Fotografie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Geschichte der Architektur, Baugeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
1. Out of the Wilderness, a Town, 1649 to 1708
2. A Chartered City, 1708 to 1764
3. Annapolis and the Nation, 1764 to 1790
4. Annapolis Alone, 1790 to 1845
5. A Military Town, 1845 to 1870
6. Great Expectations, 1870 to 1908
7. Promise Denied, 1908 to 1940
8. A Threatened City, 1940 to 1960
9. The City Preserved, 1960 to 1975
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Appendix 1: Census Tables
Appendix 2: Cemeteries in and around Annapolis
Notes
Index

Über Autor(innen)

McWilliams, Jane W.
Jane Wilson McWilliams is an independent researcher, editor, writer, and lecturer. She lives in Annapolis, Maryland.