HISTORY OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
Author: SAMUEL GREENE ARNOLD
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Published: 1859
Total Pages: 594
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Author: SAMUEL GREENE ARNOLD
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Published: 1859
Total Pages: 594
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Samuel Greene Arnold
Publisher: Applewood Books
Published: 2010-02
Total Pages: 610
ISBN-13: 1429022760
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: William McLoughlin
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 1986-06-17
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780393302714
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith a Historical Guide prepared by the editors of the American Association for State and Local History. High atop the Rhode Island capitol in Providence, a bronze likeness of "The Independent Man" keeps watch over a state that historically has put the ideal of individual liberty before all others. Like many ideals, this one was freighted with many meanings. As the colony grew in the seventeenth century, the belief in religious liberty and freedom of conscience espoused by its founder, Roger Williams, led to the development of political liberty and practical democracy. In the eighteenth century, that dedication to individualism made Rhode Islanders into businessmen of the first order, willing to take the big risk in hope of a bigger reward. Their land being poor in natural resources, Rhode Islanders turned to trade; accumulating wealth from traffic in rum and slaves, they built in Newport and Providence small but elegant copies of Georgian England, and worried more about taxes and currency than about religion. When they felt poorly served by British policies, they became ready revolutionaries and led in the founding of a new nation. After the Civil War, their children took individual liberty to mean economic laissez-faire, ushering in the state's golden age when Rhode Island senator Nelson Aldrich became known as the "general manager" of the United States. Through countless changes in the twentieth century, the ideal still survives and asks old questions of new generations of Rhode Islanders from many ethnic backgrounds: How best to reconcile the rights of minorities with the rule of the majority, and how best to secure the individual liberty and economic opportunity that Roger Williams and Moses Brown would have understood so well?
Author: Samuel Greene Arnold
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2023-04-25
Total Pages: 594
ISBN-13: 3382318113
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Author: Thomas Williams Bicknell
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Published: 1920
Total Pages: 476
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Samuel Greene Arnold
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2022-10-27
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781016152419
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Samuel Greene Arnold
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Published: 1894
Total Pages: 614
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Published: 1970-06-01
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ISBN-13: 9780871523075
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Published: 2010-08-01
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9780740467899
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Thomas Williams Bicknell
Publisher: Franklin Classics
Published: 2018-10-16
Total Pages: 466
ISBN-13: 9780343505288
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.