Download or read book The Newport and Narragansett Bay Book written by Pamela Petro and published by Countryman Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thorough, up-to-date coverage of everything there is to see and do in this gorgeous, historical area, from the palatial "cottages" of Newport to the magnificent coastline. Also included is a section on Block Island. Petro, a travel writer for "The New York Times", provides excellent advice for all. 100 photos & maps.
Download or read book The Newport Narragansett Bay Book written by Pamela Petro and published by Berkshire House Publishers. This book was released on 1994 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exceptional coverage of everything there is to see & do in this gorgeous historical area, from the palatial "cottages" of Newport to the magnificent coastline of Narragansett Bay. Also included is a section on secluded Block Island. Petro, a frequent travel writer for The New York Times, provides excellent advice for all. She lives in Providence, RI, graduated from Brown University & received her M.A. from the University of Wales.
Download or read book Saving Narragansett Bay written by Todd McLeish and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Newport Bridge written by James M. Ricci and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-16 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newport is a premier destination, but getting to the city has not always been easy. For three centuries, ferries crossed Narragansett Bay's East Passage. That all changed on June 28, 1969, the day the Newport Bridge opened, and it closed the last remaining gap between Aquidneck and Conanicut Islands. Proponents of the bridge persevered political squabbles and delays for twenty-five years following World War II to make it a reality. The longest suspension bridge in the region incorporated several new technologies and construction techniques and changed the face of Rhode Island. Author James Ricci details the trials and tribulations that produced an iconic bridge.
Download or read book Good Night Rhode Island written by Adam Gamble and published by Good Night Books. This book was released on 2008-07-13 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From clammers to the Roger Williams Park Zoo, this delightful board book tours little ones around the Ocean State. Children will recognize their favorite Rhode Island attractions and landmarks, including Green Animals Topiary Garden, Newport Cliff Walk, sailing on Narragansett Bay, Block Island ferry, sandy beaches, Slater Mill, Blackstone River Bikeway, Pawtucket Red Sox, lighthouses, and more.
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Download or read book A Cruising Guide to Narragansett Bay and the South Coast of Massachusetts Including Buzzard s Bay Nantucket Martha s Vineyard and Block Island written by Patrick Childress and published by International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press. This book was released on 1995-10-22 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between Long Island Sound and the elbow of Cape Cod lies a richly varied cruising ground. A Cruising Guide to Narragansett Bay and the South Coast of Massachusetts is the definitive cruising guide to these waters. Its coverage extends to the headwaters of Narragansett Bay and miles offshore to the solitude of Block Island and Nantucket. Longtime area boaters Lynda and Patrick Childress and Tink Martin take you on a personal tour with all you need for a day, a weekend, or several weeks of cruising. They provide essential information on weather, tides, currents, and pilotage, as well as the availability of moorings and the closest place to pick up provisions. The unique harbor rating system shows at a glance what each anchorage offers in facilities, protection, beauty, and interest. Maps and charts help negotiate tricky channels or find that hidden marina. When you've dropped anchor and are sitting back in the cockpit after a day's cruising, the guide continues to inform you, pointing out places to go for food and entertainment, where to find hiking trails, picnic and fishing spots, wildlife sanctuaries, museums, and more. In addition, the authors give cruisers the historical context in which to view the passing scenery, and they impart a deep affection for the region's unique character.
Download or read book World War II Rhode Island written by Christian McBurney and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-22 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rhode Island's contribution to World War II vastly exceeded its small size. Narragansett Bay was an armed camp dotted by army forts and navy facilities. They included the country's most important torpedo production and testing facilities at Newport and the Northeast's largest naval air station at Quonset Point. Three special, top-secret German POW camps were based in Narragansett and Jamestown. Meanwhile, Rhode Island workers from all over the state - including, for the first time, many women - manufactured military equipment and built warships, most notably the Liberty ships at Providence Shipyard. Authors from the Rhode Island history blog smallstatebighistory.com trace Rhode Island's outsized wartime role, from the scare of an enemy air raid after Pearl Harbor to the war's final German U-boat sunk off Point Judith.
Download or read book A Sense of Place written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pirates of Colonial Newport written by Gloria Merchant and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories behind the legends are revealed in this history of Colonial-era piracy and the double lives of those who sailed under the black flag. The story of Newport, Rhode Island’s pirates began with war, ended with revolution, and inspired swashbuckling legends for generations to come. From 1690 to the American Revolution, many of Newport’s fathers, husbands, and sons sailed under the black flag. They sailed into foreign waters, t return home from plundering the high seas to attend church and even serve in public offices. The citizens of Newport initially welcomed pirates with their exotic goods and gold to spend. But the community changed its tune when Newport’s prosperous shipping fleet became a target of piracy in the early eighteenth century. The locals who had once offered safe haven were suddenly happy to cooperate with London’s hunt for pirates. In this authoritative history, author Gloria Merchant covers well-known pirates like Thomas Tew as well as surprising ones such as Thomas Pain. Merchant also explores pirate lore from Captain Kidd’s buried treasure to the largest mass hanging of pirates in the colonies at Gravelly Point.
Download or read book Newport Harbor and Lower Narragansett Bay Rhode Island During the American Revolution written by Mrs. Elizabeth Covell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Newport Harbor and Lower Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, During the American Revolution: A Paper Read Before the Society, November 21, 1932 Dec. 25, - The Prize that was taken on her entering the harbour la few days ago, is one of a coal eet from Louis bourg to New York. She was taken by the Alfred, Privateer belonging [to Providence, and was sent in here by her not knowing the place (newport) was taken. Orders have been given to be particularly careful of the Mills on the Island. As there is no stream of water in the Island, wind mills are used by the Inhabit-ants for grinding their Corn. There is a fulling mill upon a very small run of water near General Smith's quarters, used for fulling the woolen arti cles made by the inhabitants for their private use. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Download or read book Newport and the Resorts of Narragansett Bay 1878 written by Anonymous and published by Hansebooks. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newport and the resorts of Narragansett Bay, 1878, - Containing maps of Newport and Narragansett Bay, yacht lists, tide tables, list of Newport summer residents, etc., etc is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1878. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
Download or read book Rhode Island 101 written by Tim Lehnert and published by Macintyre Purcell Publishing Incorporated. This book was released on 2019-07-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Narragansett Bay, Roger Williams, the American Industrial Revolution and the Independent Man to the New England mob, the Big Blue Bug, the Newport Mansions, Family Guy and profiles of Buddy Cianci, H.P. Lovecraft and the Farrelly brothers, no book provides a more insightful lowdown on the Ocean State than Rhode Island 101. No book is more fun! Well known Rhode Islanders weigh in on the nation's smallest state. Investigative reporter Jim Taricani recounts his top stories, Mark Patinkin provides signs that you've been in Rhode Island too long, meteorologist John Ghiorse revisits the most memorable weather events of the last 40 years, Lincoln Chafee offers a Rhode Island treasure hunt and Rory Raven illuminates haunted Rhode Island. From fabulous beaches, historic cities, and dynamite cuisine to corrupt politicians, elite universities and a unique accent and slang, it's all here.
Download or read book Theophilus North written by Thornton Wilder and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An extremely entertaining array of American life in a bygone era.” — New Yorker The last of Thornton Wilder’s works published during his lifetime, Theophilus North is part autobiographical and part the imagined adventures of Wilder’s twin brother who died at birth. This edition features an updated afterword from Wilder’s nephew, Tappan Wilder, with illuminating material about the novelist, story and setting. Setting out to see the world in the summer of 1926, Theophilus North gets as far as Newport, Rhode Island, before his car breaks down. To support himself, Theophilus takes jobs in the elegant mansions along Ocean Drive, just as Wilder himself did in the same decade. Soon the young man finds himself playing the roles of tutor, tennis coach, spy, confidant, lover, friend and enemy as he becomes entangled in adventure and intrigue in Newport’s fabulous addresses, as well as in its local boarding houses, restaurants, dives and military barracks. Narrated by the elderly North from a distance of fifty years, Theophilus North is a fascinating commentary on youth and education from the vantage point of age, and deftly displays Wilder’s trademark wit juxtaposed with his lively and timeless ruminations on what really matters, at the end of the day, about life, love, and work.
Download or read book Newport and the Resorts of Narragansett Bay 1878 written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-29 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Newport and the Resorts of Narragansett Bay, 1878: Containing Maps of Newport and Narragansett Bay, Yacht Lists, Tide Tables, List of Newport Summer Residents, Etc;, Etc Besides being the great thoroughfare for commerce, it abounds in resorts that attract the eye, then the heart and leave their impression there forever. Here nature has lavished her treasures with a prodigal hand. From its earliest discovery it has borne the name of the Par adise of the Western World - and well does it deserve the name. Her bosom is thickly studded with islands, fertile, picturesque and beautiful, around which history and fiction have woven many a romantic legend. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book A Guide to Narragansett Bay written by Anonymous and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1873, this guidebook to Narragansett Bay is a fascinating snapshot of life in Rhode Island during the Gilded Age. With detailed travel information, historical anecdotes, and beautiful illustrations, this book is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history and culture of Rhode Island's coastal resorts. This 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.
Download or read book Newport and the Resorts of Narragansett Bay written by and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
