Providence and the Fabre Line, 1911-1934
Author: William J. Jennings
Publisher:
Published: 1974
Total Pages: 346
ISBN-13:
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The Rise and Fall of the Fabre Line in Providence, 1911-1934
Author: Christina H. Connolly
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 212
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAboard the Fabre Line to Providence
Author: William J. Jennings Jr.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2013-11-19
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 162584705X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn an era when immigration was at its peak, the Fabre Line offered the only transatlantic route to southern New England. One of its most important ports was in Providence, Rhode Island. Nearly eighty-four thousand immigrants were admitted to the country between the years 1911 and 1934. Almost one in nine of these individuals elected to settle in Rhode Island after landing in Providence, amounting to around eleven thousand new residents. Most of these immigrants were from Portugal and Italy, and the Fabre Line kept up a brisk and successful business. However, both the line and the families hoping for a new life faced major obstacles in the form of World War I, the immigration restriction laws of the 1920s, and the Great Depression. Join authors Patrick T. Conley and William J. Jennings Jr. as they chronicle the history of the Fabre Line and its role in bringing new residents to the Ocean State.
A History of the Providence River: With the Moshassuck, Woonasquatucket & Seekonk Tributaries
Author: Robert A. Geake
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2013-02-19
Total Pages: 199
ISBN-13: 1614238812
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Providence River begins its journey from the confluence of the Moshassuck and Woonasquatucket Rivers, in the capital city from which the river takes its name. A short distance downstream, the Seekonk River joins with the Providence as they flow on toward the mouth of Narragansett Bay. The history of the Ocean State was made on the banks of this historic river. It was here that Roger Williams established the first settlement dedicated to religious liberty, Rochambeau's army made its first encampment on the road to Yorktown and the Walsh-Kaiser Shipyard built World War II vessels for the Allied maritime effort. Along its waters glided boats and ships engaged in the slave trade, the raid on the "Gaspee" and all manner of coastal commerce. Historian Robert A. Geake has paddled the river's length to uncover the mysteries coursing within.
South Providence
Author: Patrick T. Conley and Paul R. Campbell
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 1467105767
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This 2020 revised edition (was) expanded to cover the period 1969-2002."--Page 6.
The Fabre Line Club
Author: Patrick T. Conley
Publisher:
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 505
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKImmigrants in American History [4 volumes]
Author: Elliott Robert Barkan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2013-01-17
Total Pages: 2217
ISBN-13: 159884220X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis encyclopedia is a unique collection of entries covering the arrival, adaptation, and integration of immigrants into American culture from the 1500s to 2010. Few topics inspire such debate among American citizens as the issue of immigration in the United States. Yet, it is the steady influx of foreigners into America over 400 years that has shaped the social character of the United States, and has favorably positioned this country for globalization. Immigrants in American History: Arrival, Adaptation, and Integration is a chronological study of the migration of various ethnic groups to the United States from 1500 to the present day. This multivolume collection explores dozens of immigrant populations in America and delves into major topical issues affecting different groups across time periods. For example, the first author of the collection profiles African Americans as an example of the effects of involuntary migrations. A cross-disciplinary approach—derived from the contributions of leading scholars in the fields of history, sociology, cultural development, economics, political science, law, and cultural adaptation—introduces a comparative analysis of customs, beliefs, and character among groups, and provides insight into the impact of newcomers on American society and culture.
Down by the Old Mill Stream
Author: Linda Welters
Publisher:
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 336
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAdditional essays connect Rhode Island quilts to the state's historic, cultural, and social heritage, exploring the stylistic aspects of quilts made by various ethnic groups and the power of quilts to connect generations. Part II highlights thirty quilts, dating from the mid-eighteenth century through 1935. These vignettes explore such topics as shipwrecks that brought calicoes to Block Island and a quilt made by a suspected female vampire."--BOOK JACKET.
Ocean Liners
Author: Peter Newall
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Published: 2018-01-30
Total Pages: 587
ISBN-13: 1526723174
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“A truly comprehensive publication, running the gamut from the first Atlantic sail-enhanced steamers to today’s remaining handful of combi-liners.” —Maritime Matters Before the advent of the jet age, ocean liners were the principal means of transport around the globe, and carried migrants and business people, soldiers and administrators, families, and lone travelers to every corner of the world. Though the ocean liner was born on the North Atlantic it soon spread to all the other oceans and in this new book the author addresses this huge global story. The account begins with Brunel’s Great Eastern and the early Cunarders, but with the rise in nationalism and the growth in empires in the latter part of the 19th century, and the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, the colonial powers of Spain, France, and Germany soon established shipping lines of their own, and transpacific routes were opened up by Japanese and American lines. The golden age between the two world wars witnessed huge growth in liner traffic to Africa, Australia and New Zealand, India, and the Far East, the French colonies, and the Dutch East and West Indies, but then, though there was a postwar revival, the breakup of empires and the arrival of mass air travel brought about the swan song of the liner. Employing more than 250 stunning photographs, the author describes not just the ships and routes, but interweaves the technical and design developments, covering engines, electric light, navigation and safety, and accommodation. A truly unique and evocative book for merchant ship enthusiasts and historians.
