Michael Olesker: 2 books
Front Stoops in the Fifties
Baltimore Legends Come of Age
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Front Stoops in the Fifties recounts the stories of some of Baltimore's most famous personalities as they grew up during the "decade of conformity." Such familiar names as Jerry Leiber, Nancy Pelosi, Thurgood Marshall, and Barry Levinson figure prominently in Michael Olesker’s gripping...
by Michael Olesker
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
In Journeys to the Heart of Baltimore, veteran journalist Michael Olesker writes of Baltimore's melting pot in all its rollicking, sentimental, good-natured, and chaotic essence. The stories come from neighborhood street corners and front stoops, playgrounds and school rooms, churches and synagogues,...