Maryland Books

What are we to make of the world around us? Why does life happen the way it does? Fleming's Journey to the Middle of the Forest is a reflection on the big questions we can never seem to pin down. It is a memoir that recollects life in all its beauty and struggle, in a life that has experienced more than its fair share of either. Fleming's words are intense and brilliant; he brings insight into the questions and problems that we face every day in a world that never seems as certain as the past turns out to be.

This is an important book that reaches to immeasurable depths.

I am sure that many people will try to suppress the importance and truth behind this revealing book which definitively proves that Australia's primary nation icon, the kangaroo, is being deliberately and systematically slaughtered right in front of our eyes. According to this release by the Australian Wildlife Council so-called "legal" killings of kangaroos in Australia has reached 6 million, which when added to the uncalcuable unrecorded "illegal" killings certainly represents a slaughter of mass proportion. Australia's national icon has certainly been betrayed and if this controversial book opens the global public eyes to this problem, then it has certainly made a good start in addressing this otherwise widely ignored issue. If you are a supporter of wildlife issues, or an Australian or if you even have a heart you MUST read this book.

My mom baught me this book because I go to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School. I love to read about St. Elizabeth and her children. When I started to read this book, I didn't want to stop reading the book. My favorite part was when Mother Seton's daughter made a new friend. I really liked the book because it was about the two girls' friendships and the times they had together. I learned more about St. Elizabeth and her children.

The title King's Reach and 17th Century Plantation Life by Dennis J. Pogue appears to suggest activities in which people engaged. I had expected to find information regarding the daily activities of 17th century plantation life at King's Reach but I was pleasantly surprised while reading this brief compact book that it revealed investigative techniques which archaeologists employed. The book contained historical information as well.

Even though excavation destroys the area around artifacts, Pogue explains how careful excavation methods are used to recover artifacts. By analyzing these artifacts, clues relative to the site's activities are gained. Location of myriad artifacts enable archaeologist to determine many characteristics about the environment as well as the inhabitants. Pogue shows how seemingly meaningless or insignificant objects reveal a plethora of historical information.

The book is well organized and fluid. The sentence and paragraph structure facilitates reading and comprehension. The word choice is appropriate for the audience and the subject matter. Because of the cohesiveness the reader will have no difficulty understanding the author's points.

This book is a must read for individuals interested in delving into the cultural past. The book deals with Calvert County, Maryland but the techniques can be applied to any given geographical area.


Plato Zuno Moore

Photo record of the county's older places. A Very good read.

Wayne S. Cole is well-known as an influential and significant professor-author in the historiography of American foreign relations. In this book, we see a different side: a careful and reflective memorist who has pondered on the significance of his life and the times that he lived through. And what times they were: Depression-era America, World War II, the challenging years of the Cold War, the onset of campus unrest, changes in the nature of the family and societal patterns. Cole lived through it all, and observed carefully the world around him, with a shrewd and often unsparing bluntness and honesty. In this book we learn what it was like to grow up in a rural community in the 1930's, how the war affected him and his colleagues (he became a skilled and indeed gifted flight instructor), and how he adjusted to the postwar world, embarking on a career that would see him rise to the pinnacle of academic recognition in the field of American foreign affairs. Cole's book is at once thoughtful and insightful, without being maudlin, sentimental, or detail-obsessive. It is strongly recommended to anyone with an interest in social and cultural history.

This book tells of the adventures of Barbara Anne, a young girl livin in Maryland during the American Revolution. Barbara is lost in the woods when she stumbles upon a secret meeting of Patriots. Even though she is a Patriot they take her for a Tory spy. Barbara Anne keeps their secret so they can let her go home. Later she becomes friends with the daughter of one of the men. The reason this book didn't get a 10 was it could have been a little better.

Donald Shomette's Lost Towns Of Tidewater Maryland is an engaging and informative history of ten representative communities of the 130 towns or ports of the tidewater area of Maryland founded in colonial days. Of those original 130 sites, less than a score continue to exist today as cities or towns of any note. The others gradually disappeared into oblivion, destroyed by the tumultuous events that shaped Maryland's history. The ten communities forming the basis of this history were individualistic in the circumstances of their creation, flickered into existence against the odds, matured, and then finally expired. More than a story of abandoned towns, buildings and wharves, Lost Towns Of Tidewater Maryland is an fascinating story of the freemen and slaves who created these communities, lived and worked in them, defended them, and died with them. Lost Towns Of Tidewater Maryland is a unique, superbly written and presented contribution to New England history in general and Maryland's tidewater development in particular.

This is an excellent book for those interested in doing research on american loyalists who served in any of the loyalist regiments. It consists of copies of the loyalist muster rolls, which musters were taken approximately every two months. It will sometimes also provide a little bit of biographical material on individual loyalists, such as where they came from, where they went when they left the regiment, whether they were absent due to being a prisoner, having been killed in action or out wounded.

Carla Golembe has written a Picture Book about the state of Maryland, and her illustrations make it even more beautiful. This book would be a perfect teaching resource, or an entertaining read. I am very impressed with "M is for Maryland" and look forward to the next book she publishes!