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Book Community Leadership in Maryland  1790 1840

Download or read book Community Leadership in Maryland 1790 1840 written by Whitman H. Ridgway and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American democracy has fascinated generations of historians. They have probed its philosophical foundations and the structure of its institutions, but their studies reveal little about those who really wielded power in the formative years of the republic. Employing a sophisticated research design, Whitman Ridgway examines the changing leadership patterns in four diverse communities in Maryland from 1790 to 1840. The results indicate clearly the need to study the American democratic process at the local level. Ridgway selected Baltimore City, Frederick, St. Marys, and Talbot counties -- representing the underlying economic and cultural diversity of one political culture, Maryland -- to evaluate who governed, how these patterns differed from one community to another, and how such patterns changed over time. The research design defines the scope of the study. Ridgway uses the decisional method of analysis, determining who actually made decisions, in order to identify the political leaders. His extensive research in manuscript and newspaper collections, tax and census data, and religious and geneological records gathered information on some 1,300 persons. This study of community power illuminates facets of a democratic society which perplexed Alexis de Tocqueville over a century ago. Ridgway demonstrates that, despite the expansion of popular participation in political affairs, the influence of the wealthy continued to be significant. He shows also how leaders without benefit of wealth or social ties to the oligarchies were able to enter community decision making. In a more modern context, this important book adds to the literature in several ways. Its greatest contribution is methological -- no longer can historians talk about power relationships without studying them directly. The work also compares two important periods, the first and second party eras, normally treated in isolation; and through this comparison it reveals much about democracy, egalitarianism, and power. Originally published 1979. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Book The Collector

Download or read book The Collector written by and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Price of Freedom

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  • Author : T. Stephen Whitman
  • Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
  • Release : 2014-07-15
  • ISBN : 0813165091
  • Pages : 256 pages

Download or read book The Price of Freedom written by T. Stephen Whitman and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stereotypical image of manumission is that of a benign plantation owner freeing his slaves on his deathbed. But as Stephen Whitman demonstrates, the truth was far more complex, especially in border states where manumission was much more common. Whitman analyzes the economic and social history of Baltimore to show how the vigorous growth of the city required the exploitation of rural slaves. To prevent them from escaping and to spur higher production, owners entered into arrangements with their slaves, promising eventual freedom in return for many years' hard work. The Price of Freedom reveals how blacks played a critical role in freeing themselves from slavery. Yet it was an imperfect victory. Once Baltimore's economic growth began to slow, freed blacks were virtually excluded from craft apprenticeships, and European immigrants supplanted them as a trained labor force.

Book Argument Delivered at Annapolis  by William Wirt  Esquire  Late Attorney General of the United States  Before the Chancellor of Maryland  on the 19th and 20th Days of August  1829  in Support of a Motion to Dissolve an Injunction Obtained by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company Against the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company

Download or read book Argument Delivered at Annapolis by William Wirt Esquire Late Attorney General of the United States Before the Chancellor of Maryland on the 19th and 20th Days of August 1829 in Support of a Motion to Dissolve an Injunction Obtained by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company Against the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company written by William Wirt and published by . This book was released on 1830 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Maryland Historical Magazine

Download or read book Maryland Historical Magazine written by William Hand Browne and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the proceedings of the Society.

Book Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901  Place index

Download or read book Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901 Place index written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Prices of Clothing

Download or read book Prices of Clothing written by John M. Curran and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore

Download or read book Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore written by Johns Hopkins University. Peabody Institute. Library and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 1280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Checklist of American Imprints for 1820 1829

Download or read book A Checklist of American Imprints for 1820 1829 written by Richard H. Shoemaker and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Prominent Families of New York

Download or read book Prominent Families of New York written by Lyman Horace Weeks and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Checklist of American Imprints for

Download or read book A Checklist of American Imprints for written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Chronicles of Baltimore

Download or read book The Chronicles of Baltimore written by John Thomas Scharf and published by Baltimore : Turnbull Bros.. This book was released on 1874 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Atlas

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1828
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 428 pages

Download or read book The Atlas written by and published by . This book was released on 1828 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Century Cyclopedia of Names

Download or read book The Century Cyclopedia of Names written by Benjamin Eli Smith and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 1101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: