Two Women, one, an Award Winning Artist and the other a Highly Distinguished Poet, converged on Washington DC and the results were, well, WILD!

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PRESIDENTS HILL
Building an Annapolis Neighborhood 1664-2005
Written by Michael P. Parker
ISBN 1-884878-17-2

The most intensive study ever undertaken of a neighborhood in Annapolis, and perhaps in Maryland.

Presidents Hill: Building an Annapolis Neighborhood, 1664-2005 traces the growth of one of Annapolis' most vibrant neighborhoods from the original land grants through its history as home to three of the city's most prominent families to its development as a residential neighborhood at the turn of the twentieth century. Parker's lively narrative places the residents of Presidents Hill in the broader context of West Street and Annapolis as a whole. He explores issues such as the Temperance Movement, the emergence of the Ku Klux Klan, the two World Wars, the saga of Kathy Lee Gifford's grandfather, and the tempestuous political career of Senator Louis Phipps against the background of the vanished customs of everyday life; the Annapolis rituals of birth and death; the growth of municipal services such as roads, water, and fire protection; and the unforgettable personalities of residents such as Harry Elliott, Doc Snyder, Buddy Levy, and Elsie Clark. With over 100 photographs and a wealth of anecdotes that have never before appeared in print, Parker's volume is a "must-have" for every Annapolis bookshelf.

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Gone to Market chronicles the market's history. However, as the author notes in her Foreword, “the market's story isn't simply a tale about a building.” Rather, it offers insight into many of the larger trends that have defined Annapolis (and in some cases, America) since the 17 th century—trends in politics, population, preservation, transportation, activism, agriculture, law, land use, women's roles, the cost and pace of living, and race relations.

The book features surprising stories, such as how the market survived City Council's attempt to demolish it three times in the mid-20 th century (to make room for a USO center for “white servicemen,” a high-rise commercial building, and a parking lot); it contains never-before published photographs, including one of Ella Burtis, the City's longtime Market Mistress who was fired in 1939 because of her gender; and it includes compelling interviews with Annapolitans whose families have “gone to market” for generations. It concludes by describing the ongoing controversy surrounding the market, city officials, and the New York-based gourmet grocer, Dean & DeLuca.

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Renowned and highly-respected photographer Marion E. Warren co-authored his latest book with two prominent members of the Annapolis community. They are esteemed writer and environmentalist Stephen Carr and award-winning editorial illustrator Eric Smith. The rewards of blending into a single work the talents of these three creative men are extraordinary. This book is a unique collection of photographic and literary perspectives on Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay.

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"Bringing Back the Bay is, I think, three books in one. For those who simply want a handsome picture book, it is here, though there also are some harsh images of threatened aspects of the Chesapeake. It also presents an opportunity to become better acquainted with the people who live and work by the Bay through images that illustrate pride in their labor and their heritage, even as their words convey concern for the future of the Bay. And for those who want to know more about the man behind the camera, Marion Warren's own thoughts introduce us to the mind of a master photographer – an artist devoted to his profession, and his subject."

"Never has the subject of ethics been more relevant...Anchors was originally intended for an audience of perspective Naval Officers, but the messages contained on its pages are extremely appropriate to those aspiring to professions in the world of business."
Paul K. Sugrue, Dean
University of Miami, School of Business

"Admiral Benitez offers in Anchors an invaluable gift of ethical and practical insights on fundamental values, leadership, self-improvement, and human relations. Although controversial views on these and related subjects must be resolved individually, Anchors catalogs a generation of thoughtful maxims that can provide a starting point for many fundamental decisions that every person must reach at some time in life."
C.R. Larson
Superintendant of the United States Naval Academy
1994-1998

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Then Again...
Annapolis, 1900-1965

by Mame Warren

216 pages, 202 photographs, 9 x 10 in.,
ISBN 0-9627799-0-3
Casebound

The history of Annapolis, including The U.S. Naval Academy, is presented through hundreds of photos and transcriptions of over seventy interviews. Rare photos include the Queen Mother's visit to Annapolis, the floods and fires that reshaped the landscape, and many of the city's businesses as they first opened their doors during the 1900s.


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Special times are everyday moments, a century of American life is recaptured in Maryland Time Exposures, an incomparable collection of nearly 600 vintage photographs.

Public events and private moments pass before our eyes. Soldiers wander Antietam Battlefield in the aftermath of the bloodiest single day of the Civil War. Waves of immigrants arrive at Baltimore's Locust Point. The Wright Brothers race a train with aeroplane. Marylanders visit the shore, attend church socials, leave on wedding trips, go to amusement parks ("Take a 5c chance and win a $1 pair of Onyx silk hosiery").

Moments captured from family albums bear such haunting captions as "my family as it was for a time last summer." Forgotten details of work and play reemerge with startling clarity. Laborers lay railroad tracks and fire trains, till the land and gather berries, dredge for oysters and pick crabmeat. We see shipbuilders and sausage makers, streetcorner vendors and school teachers–and photographers, at work in their studies or along roads, casting the images of the Maryland of their time.

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