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Author: Seth Brown
Publisher: Rhode Island Curiosities: Quir
Published: 2007-09
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780762743384
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA former Providence Journal columnist introduces you to the quintessential Rhode Island--its iconic foods, iconic monuments, and iconic events.
Author: Seth Brown
Publisher: Rhode Island Curiosities: Quir
Published: 2007-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780762743384
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA former Providence Journal columnist introduces you to the quintessential Rhode Island--its iconic foods, iconic monuments, and iconic events.
Author: Sidney Smith Rider
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Published: 1887
Total Pages: 116
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKConsisting of literary gossip, criticisms of books and local historical matters connected with Rhode Island.
Author: Susan Campbell
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2010-11-09
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 0762774924
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConnecticut Curiosities, 3rd Edition is part of a GPP homegrown series of state-specific books that describe, with humor and affection—and a healthy dose of attitude—the oddest, quirkiest, and most outlandish places, personalities, events, and phenomena found within the state’s borders and in the chronicles of its history. A fun, accessible read for travelers and non travelers alike—a great armchair book with quirky b/w photographs throughout and maps for each region. They can be thought of as combination almanacs, off-the-wall travel guides, and wacky news gazettes, all with a decidedly humorous twist. The narrative is good-naturedly humorous. Connecticut Curiosities, 3rd Edition is filled with humorous state facts and amusing stories and sports a visually varied, browsable design (with sidebars, archival photos, etc.). Part zany Connecticut guidebook and part Who's Who of odd and unsung heroes, this compendium of the state's quirks and characters will amuse Connecticut residents and visitors alike.
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Published: 1858
Total Pages: 338
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Kathy Feeney
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 9780736822701
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents information about the state of Rhode Island, its nickname, motto, and emblems.
Author: Robin Smith-Johnson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2018-05-07
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1439664234
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe author of Legends & Lore of Cape Cod delves deeper into the colorful local history of Massachusetts’s quaint seaside region. Cape Cod may be a popular tourist destination, but it has a strange and distinctive history. The Pukwudgies were two- to three-foot beings with smooth gray skin, hairy faces and horns. These shape-shifting, mischievous “little people” are connected to Wampanoag Indian mythology. Edward Rowe Snow, a New England historian who was also known as “the Flying Santa,” delivered Christmas presents to lighthouse keepers and their families. Jeremiah’s Gutter was a canal in Orleans and the first Cape Cod Canal. Join author Robin Smith-Johnson as she uncovers the secrets behind many unique places, remarkable events and fascinating people. Includes photos!
Author: Eric Jones
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2009-11-10
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 0762761601
DOWNLOAD EBOOKYour round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Hawkeye State has to offer!
Author: Seth Brown
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2012-11-06
Total Pages: 145
ISBN-13: 0762791012
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the story of Rhode Island's first colonist (who contrary to your elementary-school history book wasn't Roger Williams) to the revolutionary precursors to the Boston Tea Party to the wedding of Jack and Jackie Kennedy, It Happened in Rhode Island captures some the great events in American History and the history of the small, but fascinating, Ocean State.
Author: Robert A. Geake
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2020-11-09
Total Pages: 179
ISBN-13: 1614238421
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of the indigenous people in what would become Rhode Island, their encounters with Europeans, and their return to sovereignty in the twentieth century. Before Roger Williams set foot in the New World, the Narragansett farmed corn and squash, hunted beaver and deer, and harvested clams and oysters throughout what would become Rhode Island. They also obtained wealth in the form of wampum, a carved shell that was used as currency along the eastern coast. As tensions with the English rose, the Narragansett leaders fought to maintain autonomy. While the elder Sachem Canonicus lived long enough to welcome both Verrazzano and Williams, his nephew Miatonomo was executed for his attempts to preserve their way of life and circumvent English control. Historian Robert A. Geake explores the captivating story of these Native Rhode Islanders.
