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Remembering Ellicott City : Tales from the Patapsco River Valley by Victoria Goeller and Janet P. Kusterer (2009, Trade Paperback)
Arcadia Publishing (39275)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherArcadia Publishing
ISBN-101596295716
ISBN-139781596295711
eBay Product ID (ePID)71854618
Product Key Features
Book TitleRemembering Ellicott City : Tales from the Patapsco River Valley
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), Pictorials (See Also Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
Publication Year2009
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Photography, History
AuthorVictoria Goeller, Janet P. Kusterer
Book SeriesAmerican Chronicles Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight9 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2008-052955
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal975.2/81
SynopsisA series of vignettes and oral histories explore the history and culture of historic Ellicott City, county seat of Howard County, Maryland., Abolitionists, Patriots and innovators have all carved indelible marks on the granite crags of Ellicott City. With wit and determination, they established a tightly knit community that has thrived upon the rocky banks of the Patapsco River for over two hundred years. Janet Kusterer and Victoria Goeller bring together a fascinating history of their beloved city with colorful firsthand accounts by local residents. These beguiling vignettes paint the portrait of a city and its people, from early African American inventor and author Benjamin Banneker to the Crime Stopper Bunny. Catch a glimpse of a community that is fiercely proud of its history as Kusterer and Goeller invite their readers into the heart of historic Ellicott City., Ellicott City is the historic county seat of Howard County. Located on the Patapsco River, the city is filled with historic mills and houses perched on craggy slabs of granite. Local writers and preservation advocates, Kusterer and Goeller have combined vignettes from Ellicott City's earliest history with oral histories from local residents in the twentieth century. Stories of floods, the rails and local militia abound. The authors also chronicle the lives and achievements of prominent locals and Marylanders such as Benjamin Banneker and the Carroll family. They also pay homage to the individuals who have worked so hard to preserve Ellicott City and its colorful characters., Abolitionists, Patriots and innovators have all carved indelible marks on the granite crags of Ellicott City. With wit and determination, they established a tightly knit community that has thrived upon the rocky banks of the Patapsco River for over two hundred years. Janet Kusterer and Victoria Goeller bring together a fascinating history of their beloved city with colorful firsthand accounts by local residents. These beguiling vignettes paint the portrait of a city and its people, from early African American inventor and author Benjamin Banneker to the "Crime Stopper Bunny." Catch a glimpse of a community that is fiercely proud of its history as Kusterer and Goeller invite their readers into the heart of historic Ellicott City.
LC Classification NumberF189.E4K873 2009
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