Baltimore: A Political History

by Matthew A. Crenson

Book Overview

How 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 Baltimoreans--and the entire nation--to focus critically on the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421436337
• ISBN13: 9781421436333
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 632 Pages
• Weight: 2.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.0" x 10.0"