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During the Colonial America, Maryland became one of the 13 colonies in 1632.  This pathfinder will help you locate information books in our library and resources on the internet about the growth of Maryland, leading it to become the 7th State in the United States of  America.  This pathfinder meets 4th Grade Social Studies standards for the Archdiocese of Maryland. 

 

92                  Donahue, Bernard F., 1932- 

CAR                          Patriot in purple: a story of Archbishop John Carroll. C1960

 

970.04          Jones, Rebecca C. 

JON                        The biggest (and best) flag that ever flew. C19388

                      Recounts how Mrs. Pickersgill of Baltimore was commissioned to make the huge flag which flew at Fort

                      McHenry over Baltimore Harbor during a battle with the British in 1814.

 

973.7          Kent, Zachary.

KEN                   The Battle of Antietam. 1992

                    Describes the events surrounding the bloody confrontation between Union and Confederate troops in the   Maryland countryside      on  September 17, 1862.

 

974.8          St. George, Judith, 1931-

STG                    Mason and Dixon’s Line of fire. C1991.

                Tells the story of the sometimes violet boundary disputes between colonial Maryland and Pennsylvania,

                and how two surveyors established the line that finally brought peace.

 

975.2          Golembe, Carla.

GOL                     M is for Maryland: an alphabet picture book about Maryland. C2000.

 

E              Bartoletti, Susan Campbell.

BAR                 T    he flag maker. 2004.

                    Relates events of the 1814 Battle of Baltimore as seen through the eyes of twelve-year-old Caroline Pickersgill,

                    who had worked with her family and their servants to sew the enormous flag which waved over Fort McHenry.

 

975.2       Jackson, Elmer
JAC 
       Maryland symbols the stories behind their selection. 1964.  

 

975.2  Kaessman, Beta 

KAE            My Maryland:  her story for boys and girls. 1955.

 

743.8  Deinard, Jenny 

Dei                How to draw Maryland’s sights and symbols. 2002.

      Explains how to draw some of Maryland’s sights and symbols, including the state seal, the official flower,

    and the Baltimore oriole, the official state bird.

 

975.2  Pietrzyk, Leslie, 1961.

KEN               Maryland. C2000.

    Discusses the geographic features, history, government, people, and attractions of the state known as

    “America in Miniature.”

 

975.2  Kummer, Patricia K.

KUM    Maryland. C2003.

    Provides an overview of the state of Maryland, covering its history, geography, economy, people, and

    points of interest.

 

975.2  Thompson, Kathleen.

THO              Maryland. c1996.

    Examines the history, economy, culture, and future of Maryland

 

975.2  Savage, Jeff, 1961-

SAV                 Maryland, c1998.

    Discusses the land and climate, economy, government, and history of Maryland: includes internet links

    to web sites

FIC  Helldorfer, Mary-Claire, 1954- 

HEL              Spook house. C1989.

    Feeling lonely in his small Eastern Shore Maryland town, twelve-year-old Will thinks he is going to dislike the

    boy and his sister who move in next door, until the three of them band together to turn an abandoned old

    mansion into a haunted house.

 

FIC  Meacham, Margaret, 1952- 

MEA                Oyster moon. c1996.

      Set in 1885 on Maryland’s eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay, a fourteen-year-old girl rescues her twin brother

    from the clutches of the cruel captain of an oyster dredge during the height of the Oyster Wars.

 

FIC  Phahn, Mary Downing.

HAH               Anna all year round. C1999.

    Chronicles the sometimes funny, sometimes sad experiences of eight-year-old Anna with her friends and

    family during a year in Baltimore just before World War I.