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In August 1835, in the midst of a particularly tumultuous year of nationwide unrest and upheaval, Baltimore suffered one of the most violent and destructive riots experienced by any antebellum American city. Fueled by a growing outrage over frauds associated with the closing of the Bank of Maryland, rioters devastated the splendid homes of the city's wealthiest and most prominent citizens. In this study, Robert E. Shalhope examines the Baltimore Bank Riot's relationship to the emergent political culture not only of antebellum Maryland but of the nation at large. The book provides insights into similar riots of the 1830s, banking practices of the early nineteenth century, and the ideological struggle between those advocating the rule of law and those committed to the concept of the sovereignty of the people.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Politics & government

• Full title: Baltimore Bank Riot
• Subtitle: Political Upheaval in Antebellum Maryland
• Author: Robert E. Shalhope
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 208
• EAN: 9780252034800
• ISBN: 0252034805
• ID: 04868173
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Weight: 454 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 23 mm
• Date of publishing: 27. October 2009

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