The Dawn's Early Light (Maryland Paperback Bookshelf)5 reviews
Walter Lord

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994

finest book on the subject

+ Still a classic!
+ Detailed & Exciting Account
+ Exceptional!
  
  











  



  
Chesapeake: A Novel54 reviews
James A. Michener

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003

My First Michener

+ Chesapeake
+ Required reading for anyone on the Chesapeake
+ "Chesapeake" by James Michener
+ A first time read of a Michener Novel
  
  











  



  
Weird Maryland (Weird)7 reviews
Matt Lake

Sterling, 2006

Maryland Rocks!

+ Weird Maryland, a long time Marylander's opinion
+ Weird

As a lifelong resident of the Washington, DC area, I thought I knew how weird the state of Maryland was, but this volume has been a real eye opener! Maryland, my friends, turns out to be one of the weirder places in the known universe. Case in point: Our very own Count Gore De Vol launched his ...
  
  











  



  
Frommer's Maryland & Delaware (Frommer's Complete)1 review
Mary K. Tilghman

Frommer's, 2006

The book's information about Western Maryland is great.

My husband and I had a wonderful weekend exploring Western Maryland due to this book. We have driven through Western Maryland many times and nothing seemed to make us want to stop and explore the area. This book did. We saw beauty, found a wonderful place to eat and enjoyed some simple shopping.
  
  











  



  
Pirates on the Chesapeake: Being a True History of Pirates, Picaroons, and Raiders on Chesapeake Bay, ...5 reviews
Donald G. Shomette

Tidewater Publishers, 1985

Great, informative, my favorite book by far. WHENS THE MOVIE

+ Facts
+ all the things you never knew about life on the chesapeake!
+ Arrrgh ! A Staggeringly Good Read !
+ Sets the Standard
  
  











  



  
Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam21 reviews
Stephen W. Sears

Mariner Books, 2003

essential Civil War reading

+ Probably the best book on Antietam
+ Lee's Stand at Antietam Creek
+ Excellent history of a turning point in the Civil War
  
  











  



  
Chesapeake: A Novel54 reviews
James A. Michener

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003

My First Michener

+ Chesapeake
+ Required reading for anyone on the Chesapeake
+ "Chesapeake" by James Michener
+ A first time read of a Michener Novel
  
  











  



  
Frommer's Maryland & Delaware (Frommer's Complete)1 review
Mary K. Tilghman

Frommer's, 2006

The book's information about Western Maryland is great.

My husband and I had a wonderful weekend exploring Western Maryland due to this book. We have driven through Western Maryland many times and nothing seemed to make us want to stop and explore the area. This book did. We saw beauty, found a wonderful place to eat and enjoyed some simple shopping.
  
  











  



  
Weird Maryland (Weird)7 reviews
Matt Lake

Sterling, 2006

Maryland Rocks!

+ Weird Maryland, a long time Marylander's opinion
+ Weird

As a lifelong resident of the Washington, DC area, I thought I knew how weird the state of Maryland was, but this volume has been a real eye opener! Maryland, my friends, turns out to be one of the weirder places in the known universe. Case in point: Our very own Count Gore De Vol launched his ...
  
  











  



  
The Dawn's Early Light (Maryland Paperback Bookshelf)5 reviews
Walter Lord

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994

finest book on the subject

+ Still a classic!
+ Detailed & Exciting Account
+ Exceptional!
  
  











  



  
Pirates on the Chesapeake: Being a True History of Pirates, Picaroons, and Raiders on Chesapeake Bay, ...5 reviews
Donald G. Shomette

Tidewater Publishers, 1985

Great, informative, my favorite book by far. WHENS THE MOVIE

+ Facts
+ all the things you never knew about life on the chesapeake!
+ Arrrgh ! A Staggeringly Good Read !
+ Sets the Standard
  
  











  



  
Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam21 reviews
Stephen W. Sears

Mariner Books, 2003

essential Civil War reading

+ Probably the best book on Antietam
+ Lee's Stand at Antietam Creek
+ Excellent history of a turning point in the Civil War