{"product_id":"annapolis-city-on-the-severn-9780801896590","title":"Annapolis City on the Severn","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven casual readers will find this new book hard to put down. -- Earl Kelly HometownAnnapolis.com A detailed narrative. Scitech Book News Critics are hailing Jane Wilson McWilliams for her masterful history of Annapolis-a carefully researched, well illustrated, and beautifully written account of Maryland's state capital. -- John Lang Washington College Magazine Jane McWilliams has created a landmark work of scholarship, a comprehensive, interesting and very readable work destined to enlighten generations to come. -- Hampton 'Skip' Auld Bay Weekly McWilliams has delivered this history evenly and concisely, but also in a style that is quite entertaining. -- Ray Langston Anne Arundel County Public Library Happenings!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e1. Out of the Wilderness, a Town, 1649 to 1708\u003cbr\u003e2. A Chartered City, 1708 to 1764\u003cbr\u003e3. Annapolis and the Nation, 1764 to 1790\u003cbr\u003e4. Annapolis Alone, 1790 to 1845\u003cbr\u003e5. A Military Town, 1845 to 1870\u003cbr\u003e6. Great Expectations, 1870 to 1908\u003cbr\u003e7. Promise Denied, 1908 to 1940\u003cbr\u003e8. A Threatened City, 1940 to 1960\u003cbr\u003e9. The City Preserved, 1960 to 1975\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 1: Census Tables\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 2: Cemeteries in and around Annapolis\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527635509591,"sku":"9780801896590","price":51.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801896590.jpg?v=1731868641","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/annapolis-city-on-the-severn-9780801896590","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}