Book based on radio series, "Maryland Report; " dates on which programs aired are included with each section concerning Maryland counties. Also, scripts for programs on Maryland Day 1984 and Maryland's 350th anniversary are included as introduction.

As Hurricane Connie swept into Chesapeake Bay on August 11, 1955, a pleasant vacation cruise turned tragic. The captain struggled to save passengers, crew and ship, yet 14 people lost their lives in the Bay's deadliest shipwreck.

Southern Maryland is made up of a collection of peninsulas covered in low rolling hills, fields, forests, swamps, and waterways leading to the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay. As such, this area enjoyed relative isolation and small population for over three centuries despite its proximity to cities such as Alexandria, Annapolis, Baltimore, and Washington. Those who did settle here developed a close connection to its farms, waterways, and natural...

In the years between 1668 and 1751, the government of Maryland envisioned an urban development program unrivaled in scope by any other colony except Virginia. Unwilling to allow development to occur naturally, both the Lord Proprietor and the legislature tried to create towns, ignoring the social, economic, and topographic realities that would doom most of them to short lives. The background of Maryland’s attempt at urbanization is complex and perplexing....