Once the Metropolis of Maryland

The history and archaeology of Maryland's first capital, St. Mary's City. Written by Silas D. Hurry.  [ More info & photo ]

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Point Lookout Prison Camp for Confederates

This book provides a comprehensive history of the notoroius Civil War prison camp that was located at Point Lookout in Maryland. Written by Edwin W. Beitzell and published by the St. Mary's County Historical Society.

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Price of Nationhood, The: The American Revolution in Charles County

The American Revolution is seen as a formative event, but it was also a shattering one to those who experienced it. Charles County, situated on the Potomac near Chesapeake Bay, long enjoyed the prosperity of a rich soil and thriving overseas trade. Its social order - white planters at the top, enslaved blacks at the bottom - was stable and its politics were local. This world was swept away by Independence and the war with Britain. Led by its accustomed elite, the county was drawn into the Revolution, fought battles local and distant, and emerged part of a nation, its society admitting greater degrees of freedom and yet impoverished and depleted. This text brings 18th-century seaboard Maryland to life in this in-depth study of the social and political history of an area greatly affected by the Revolution.

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St. Mary's County (Images of America: Maryland)

St. Mary's County, the Mother County of Maryland, was founded in 1634 by a hand full of colonists who journeyed across the stormy Atlantic, landing at present-day St. Clement's Island. Although the organizers of the Maryland venture were Catholic, the majority of the settlers were Protestants, many of them arriving as indentured servants. Settlers, regardless of religious affiliation, aided in the establishment of the colony and participated fully in the new government. In 1649, Maryland officially became the birthplace of religious freedom in the New World when the Religious Toleration Act was passed at St. Mary's City. From the colonization of the county, to life throughout the 20th century, this volume explores the people, places, and events that have made St. Mary's County such a unique and integral part of the history of Maryland and this nation.  [ More info & photo ]

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Tidewater Time Capsule History Beneath the Patuxent: History Beneath the Patuxent

Years ago few people understood the value of the submerged cultural resources beneath the waters of the Chesapeake region. Recently, the search for the region’s underwater heritage has been validated, and has initiated an intensified attempt to study and preserve the priceless resources in the waters of the Bay and its tributaries. This is the story of one such effort. The Patuxent Project was the first underwater archaeological survey of an entire river system. In this multiphase investigation, archaeologists sought such diverse resources as inundated aboriginal and historic sites, harbor facilities, military establishments, battle sites, shipwrecks, and, in particular, the final resting place of Joshua Barney’s famed Chesapeake Flotilla from the War of 1812.  [ Photo ]

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Unfinished Business: The Life and Times of Danny Gatton (Book)

Whether playing country, gospel, rockabilly, soul, or standards, local musician Danny Gatton wowed audiences with his incredible guitar technique. Hailed as the best unknown guitar player by both Rolling Stone and Guitar Player, he was a player's player who never received popular acclaim but continues to influence guitarists everywhere. The struggle to reach a wider audience while staying true to his own muse proved too much for him to bear, and in 1994 he took his own life. This book explores Gatton's "unfinished business" (the title of his greatest album) and completes the story of the man and his music, which elicited much praise for blinding speed, effortless genre-hopping, and flawlessly inventive technique. Photographs are included.

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Yesterday in Old St. Mary's County

By Robert E.T. Pogue. Yesterday in Old St. Mary's County is more than a record of one of America's first Atlantic ettlements. It is the love story of a man's life spent along the bays and creeks and in the woods and fields of Southern Maryland.  [ More info & photo ]

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Golden Run, The

This is the story of St. Mary's College of Maryland from 1968 through 1982. Written by Renwick Jackson, a one-time president of the college.  [ More info & photo ]

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