1. [n]  a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
2. [n]  one of the British colonies that formed the United States

Maryland
Maryland: A Middle Temperament explores the ironies, contradictions, and compromises that give America`s oldest border state its special character. Extensively illustrated and accompanied by bibliography, maps, charts, and tables, Robert Brugger`s vivid account of the state`s political, economic, social, and cultural heritage--from the outfitting of Cecil Calvert`s expedition to the opening of Baltimore`s Harborplace--is rich in the issues and personalities that make up Maryland`s story and explain its middle temperament.

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