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The Baltimore Book: New Views of Local History (Critical Perspectives on the Past)
Elizabeth Fee, Linda Shopes, and Linda Zeidman
Temple University Press
Paperback
9781566391849
1993
$35.95
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Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography
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Blockbusting in Baltimore: The Edmondson Village Story
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Rhonda Y. Williams
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50 Hikes in Maryland: Walks, Hikes & Backpacks from the Allegheny Plateau to the Atlantic Ocean, Second Edition
Leonard M. Adkins
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The Gwynns Falls: Baltimore Greenway to the Chesapeake Bay
W. Edward Orser
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The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood
David Simon and Edward Burns
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William M. Armstrong
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