{"product_id":"baltimore-9781421436333","title":"Baltimore","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow politics and race shaped Baltimore's distinctive disarray of cultures and subcultures.   Charm City or Mobtown? People from Baltimore glory in its eccentric charm, small-town character, and North-cum-South culture. But for much of the nineteenth century, violence and disorder plagued the city. More recently, the 2015 death of Freddie Gray in police custody has prompted Baltimoreansand the entire nationto focus critically on the rich and tangled narrative of blackwhite relations in Baltimore, where slavery once existed alongside the largest community of free blacks in the United States.   Matthew A. Crenson, a distinguished political scientist and Baltimore native, examines the role of politics and race throughout Baltimore's history. From its founding in 1729 up through the recent past, Crenson follows Baltimore's political evolution from an empty expanse of marsh and hills to a complicated city with distinct ways of doing business. Revealing how residents at large engage (and dise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a magnificent study, sweeping in scope and rich in detail . . . There is much to learn from the Baltimore experience, and this gracefully written volume tells the tale well. Highly recommended.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatthew A. Crenson takes readers on an exhilarating ride through more than two centuries of American history. With lucid prose, rapid pacing, and a parade of dramatic incidents, he addresses the critical issues that have confounded citizens and historians since the nation's founding.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA comprehensive look at the manifold forces that influenced and impeded city government for more than 300 years. Crenson also possesses a keen eye—and nose—for the two-way traffic between politics and the body politic. He scrapes away charm (and myth) to expose less savory features of civic history.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eJohns Hopkins University Arts \u0026amp; Sciences Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Settling\u003cbr\u003e2. Government in the Streets\u003cbr\u003e3. Revolution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Baltimore at War\u003cbr\u003e5. From Town to City\u003cbr\u003e6. \"Calamities Peculiarly Incident to Large Cities\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. Trial by Combat\u003cbr\u003e8. Baltimore Triumphant\u003cbr\u003e9. Public Debt and Internal Improvements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10. Working on the Railroad\u003cbr\u003e11. Corporate Challenge to Equality and an Educational Response\u003cbr\u003e12. Road Hogs\u003cbr\u003e13. Policing the Disorderly City\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e14. Racial Borders\u003cbr\u003e15. Between Mobs and Corporations\u003cbr\u003e16. Pigs and Politicians\u003cbr\u003e17. Know-Nothings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e18. American Party Reckoning\u003cbr\u003e19. Baltimore in the Divided Nation\u003cbr\u003e20. City at War\u003cbr\u003e21. Democratic Resurrection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e22. Ex-Slaves, Ex-Confederates, and the New Regime\u003cbr\u003e23. The Ring\u003cbr\u003e24. Fin de Siècle\u003cbr\u003e25. Political Economy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e26. Fire, Smoke, and Segregation\u003cbr\u003e27. Metropolitan Morality\u003cbr\u003e28. World War and Municipal Conquest\u003cbr\u003e29. Civil Service and Prohibition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IX\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e30. Boom to Bust\u003cbr\u003e31. Relief, Repeal, New Deal\u003cbr\u003e32. Democratic Harmony, RepublicanVictory\u003cbr\u003e33. D'Alesandro and His Democrats\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart X\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e34. I'm All Right, Jack\u003cbr\u003e35. Slow-Motion Race Riot\u003cbr\u003e36. Racial Breakdown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart XI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e37. Baltimore's Best\u003cbr\u003e38. Driving the City\u003cbr\u003e39. Turning Point\u003cbr\u003eAfterword\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliographic Essay\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408136118615,"sku":"9781421436333","price":27.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421436333.jpg?v=1730501717","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/baltimore-9781421436333","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}