This Frommer's Guide got me where I wanted to go -- and pointed out a few places that I never would have thought of. Sure, it's a great guide for Baltimore, Annapolis, the Eastern Shore. The information on area restaurants, hotels and tourist attractions are great. Plus there were some interesting tidbits about out-of-the-way places worth a visit. I never thought about a trip to Wilmington for instance. Yet after reading this book I found some great places to visit: good restaurants, a beautiful inn, and an intriguing contemporary museum, for instance.
The reviews were accurate and didn't steer me wrong once. It's a solid guide for both states.

What a powerful story Dr. Knepper tells of this entirely planned community originally created as an experiment in socialism. In addition to a thorough description of historical details and events, each person is so vividly painted in their full complexities as to make this a fascinating and almost breezy read.
I was captivated by this town who brought a developer's greed all the way to the Supreme Court, and the Capraesque fashion in which this community dealt with the McCarthy era witch hunt. I cannot recommend this enough as a sociology or government text book, as well as a worthy addition to any personal library.

These annual guides published by Chesapeake Bay Magazine are really nice. The guide includes a lot of detailed information about the various ports including marinas and restaurants. Also includes sections of maps for each area. The spiral binding makes the book easy to handle and use.

This book covers all those fishing spots within a day trip of Washington, DC. A great read for all those places they cover which you would never know about otherwise. My 12 year old son and I found several great spots from this detailed read!

An informative, well-organized vintage picture journey through the history of my hometown! This book will appeal to past and present residents, and will encourage newcomers to visit and explore Hagerstown. Though I'm a life-long resident of this area of Maryland and have lived in Hagerstown since 1974, this book offered fascinating insight to the many buildings and businesses both present and, I'm sad to say, past, in Hagerstown's history. It was very interesting to read the photo captions and visualize what that area looks like today - and to realize the impact this town has had on national history. Imagine that George Custer used a local church belltower as a vantage point during the Civil War and defended the town from Confederate invasion!I didn't know that Nathanial Rochester introduced banking in Hagerstown in 1807, and later went on to found Rochester, NY. We borrowed this book from the Washington County Free Library (featured in the book) and I enjoyed it so much that I'm now buying a copy to add to our collection of local history books.

McDaniel provides a much needed scholarly treatment of the complex relationship between material culture and the human/cultural element. The dichotomy that is inherent in the treatment of material artifact and human use is exposed. Museums that misinterpret home interiors and pull objects out of social and cultural context are issues dealt with directly. Through oral history, McDaniel shows that artifacts (namely houses) are used in quite different ways than the museums might interpret. He fills what are presented as empty dwellings, void of any human aspects, with the lives of the past inhabitants. A work that illustrates the profound usefulness of oral history and the dangers that are present in any museum setting that disregards the maker or users of the traditional material being exhibited.

There are many books about the AT, but this one is superb for it's detail and attention to partial sections for hiking. Can be used for thru hiking as well. Gives day and overnight parking details, profile of terrain, degree of difficulty, recommended direction, water and shelter locations, topo maps, mileage etc. Everything that a hiker needs!! Excellent.

Written in an easy-to-read style, this history of Baltimore's streetcars covers the entire period of operations from City Passenger in 1859 through close of operations in 1963. The book is an update of the original _Who Made All Our Streetcars Go_, including new material on Baltimore's current light rail system. The book also includes a series of vignettes about streetcars, which bring life to the history portion. In addition, there are hundreds of photographs, illustrations and maps.

This book reads more like a story than a history book, and I enjoyed it very much because of the accessible writing style, the subject matter and the photographs. Anyone interested in streetcars or old-time Baltimore should find this book fascinating.

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Since 1912, the Junior League has been a leader in volunteer service to Baltimore. It is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. The Junior League is open to women of all races, religions and national origins who demonstrate an interest in and commitment to voluntarism. This cookbook is filled with wonderful recipes you will make again and again for company. The chapters include Beverages, Appetizers, Eggs, Pasta & Cheeses, Soups & Sandwiches, Fish & Shellfish, Poultry & Game, Meats, Vegetables & Side Dishes, Breads, Salads, Sauces & Spreads, Desserts, Pies & Pastries, Cakes, Cookies & Candy, Pickles & Relishes, Celebrities, Restaurants, Caterers & Vineyards, Ethnic Festivals, Menus and This & That. Be sure to try the Crab Cakes on pg. 84 and the Chicken and Crescent Almondine on pg 114. You won't be disappointed!