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Author
Publisher
Maclay & Associates
Pub. Date
1981
Language
English
Description
"Rowhouses are back in favor and H. L. Mencken has been proven right once again. His belief that the rowhouse is the perfect dwelling for the civilized man is echoing around the country today. And Baltimore is the real urban Cinderella. Its miles of red brick houses with white marble steps - once regarded as plain and old-fashioned - are now recognized as an architectural treasure unmatched by any other city. This book examines those classic dwellings...
Author
Series
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
America plantation sites are reluctant to show and interpret the homes and lives of the slaves that used to reside there in times of slavery. Mount Clare is one such site and Teresa Moyer examines the lives of its former slaves and the issues keeping these findings hidden. Raising questions about how race continues to affect the decisions made at historic sites, Moyer discovers that slaves at Mount Clare adopted the ceremonies of their owners while...
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