Part of the Building Baltimore Lecture Series: The B&O’s Role in the Making of Charm City 

At noon on December 6, historian Dr. David Schley will discuss his book Steam City: Railroads, Urban Space, and Corporate Capitalism in Nineteenth-Century Baltimore via a livestream. Dr. Schley’s book examines how the birth and spread of the American railroad has had a lasting impact on urban space and domestic life in Baltimore.  

There will be a Q&A segment with Schley, and the entire session will be made available after the lecture. 

About the Lecturer

Dr. David Schley is a historian of the modern United States specializing in urban history, environmental history, the history of capitalism, and histories of mobility. He currently teaches at Durham University in the United Kingdom and has previously held teaching positions in Baltimore, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.  

FREE livestream recording will be available after the event. Please save the date and check back for the video link!

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April 19 @ 8:30 AM

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