A Lovely Place, a Fighting Place, a Charmer: The Baltimore Anthology by Gary M.

Description: A Lovely Place, a Fighting Place, a Charmer by Gary M. Almeter, Rafael Alvarez Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description A part of Belts City Anthology Series, a unique take on Charm City through the eyes of those who live there every day. Publisher Description A part of Belts City Anthology Series, a unique take on Charm City through the eyes of those who live there every day.To many outsiders, Baltimore--sometimes derisively called Mobtown or Bodymore--is a city famous for its poverty and violence, twin ills that have been compounded by decades of racial segregation and the loss of manufacturing jobs. But that portrait has only given us a skewed view of a truly unique and diverse American city, the place that produced Babe Ruth, Elijah Cummings, Nancy Pelosi, Edgar Allan Poe, John Waters, and Thurgood Marshall, and a city thats completely its own. In the over thirty-five essays, poems, and short stories collected here, the authors take an unfiltered look at the ins and outs of Baltimores past and present. Youll hear about the first time an umbrella appeared in the Inner Harbor, nineteenth-century grave robbers, and the citys history with redlining and blockbusting. But youll also get a deeper sense of what life is like in Baltimore today, including stories about urban gardening in Bolton Hill, the slow demise of local journalism, what life was like in the city during COVID, and the legacy of Freddie Gray. As Ron Kipling Williams writes in his essay about the citys magnetic appeal, Baltimore has always been a city worth fighting for, and running through all these essays is the story of Baltimores resilience. From Pigtown to Pimlico, this anthology captures the sights, sounds, and feel of this city that so many people have come to discover is truly a lovely place, a fighting place, a charmer. Edited by Gary M. Almeter and Rafael Alvarez, this anthology offers an unfiltered look at Baltimore that will appeal to anyone looking for a portrait of an American city thats far more nuanced than the stories that are generally told about it. Author Biography Gary M. Almeter is a writer and attorney who lives in Baltimore with his wife, three children, and two dogs. He published his first book, a memoir/biography hybrid called The Emperor of Ice-Cream, in 2019. His first novel, Kissing the Roadkill Back to Life, will be published in June 2022, and his humor book, The Official Dream Dinner Party Handbook, is slated for publication in July 2022. Rafael Alvarez is a writer based in his hometown of Baltimore, the setting for virtually all of his fiction, journalism, and memoir. His biography of a Baltimore badass turned do-gooder-- Dont Count Me Out: The Bruce White Story--will be released in 2022 by Cornell University Press. A former staff writer for the HBO drama The Wire, Alvarez learned his craft on the city desk of the Baltimore Sun as a young man. He can be reached at . Details ISBN 1953368263 ISBN-13 9781953368263 Title A Lovely Place, a Fighting Place, a Charmer Author Gary M. Almeter, Rafael Alvarez Format Paperback Year 2022 Pages 212 Publisher Belt Publishing GE_Item_ID:135505941; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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ISBN-13: 9781953368263

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Book Title: Lovely Place, a Fighting Place, a Charmer : the Baltimore Anthology

Number of Pages: 224 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Belt Publishing

Item Height: 0.5 in

Publication Year: 2022

Topic: United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), United States / South / South Atlantic (DC, De, Fl, Ga, Md, Nc, SC, VA, WV), General, Essays

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Travel, Literary Collections, History

Item Weight: 10.9 Oz

Item Length: 9 in

Author: Rafael Alvarez

Item Width: 6 in

Book Series: Belt City Anthologies Ser.

Format: Trade Paperback