Rhode Island History

 
All Aboard: The History of Mass Transportation In Rhode Island
by Scott Malloy 
(Paperback)

Brotherly Love: Murder and the Politics of Prejudice in Nineteenth-Century Rhode Island
by Charles Hoffmann, Tess Hoffmann
Paperback from Univ. of Massachusetts Press

Buildings of Rhode Island (Buildings of the United States)
by William H. Jordy
Hardcover from Oxford University Press

Colonial Rhode Island: A History
by Sydney V. James
Hardcover from Scribner
1976

The Colonial Metamorphoses in Rhode Island: A Study of Institutions in Change (Revisiting New England)
by Sydney V. James, Sheila L. Skemp, Bruce Colin Daniels
Hardcover from University Press of New England

The Colony of Rhode Island (The Library of the Thirteen Colonies and the Lost Colony)
by Susan Whitehurst
Library Binding from Powerkids Pr

Down by the Old Mill Stream : Quilts in Rhode Island
by Linda Welters et al.
Listed under Quilting

A Dependent People: Newport, Rhode Island in the Revolutionary Era
by Elaine Forman Crane
Paperback from Fordham University Press
1992

From Working Daughters to Working Mothers: Immigrant Women in a New England Industrial Community
by Louise Lamphere
Paperback from Cornell Univ Pr
1987

Family Connections: A History of Italian and Jewish Immigrant Live in Providence, Rhode Island, 1900-1940 (Suny Series in American Social History)
by Judith E. Smith
Hardcover from State Univ of New York Pr
1985
Out of Print - Try Used Books

The Fall River Outrage: Life, Murder and Justice in Early Industrial New England
by David Richard Kasserman
Paperback from University of Pennsylvania Press
1986

First Heroes for Freedom (Adventures in America)
by Marcia Bjerregaard, Marty Jones
Library Binding from Silver Moon Pr

Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island Comprising Three Generations of...
Listed under Rhode Island Genealogy

Guide to the Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection : The Design Records of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, Bristol, Rhode Island
by Kurt Hasselbalch, Frances Overcash, Angela Reddin
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The History of Battery B, 1st Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery
by John Rhodes
Listed under Civil War Rhode Island

A History of Barrington, Rhode Island
by Thomas Williams Bicknell

Historic Newport Mansions
by Digital Destinations (CD-ROM)

Home at Last: Personal Narratives by Two Women of Life in a Small Island Community
by Josie Avery, et al
(Paperback)

Jews Of Rhode Island: 1658-1958
by Geraldine S. Foster, Eleanor F. Horvitz, Judith Weiss Cohen
Listed under Rhode Island Genealogy

King Philip's War: Based on the Archives and Records of Massachusetts, Plymouth, Rhode Island and Connecticut, and Contemporary Letters
Listed under Connecticut History

Lord, Please Don't Take Me in August: African Americans in Newport and Saratoga Springs, 1870-1930 (Blacks in the New World)
by Myra Beth Young Armstead
Paperback from Univ of Illinois Pr (Pro Ref)

Memoir Concerning the French Settlements and French Settlers in the Colony of Rhode Island
by Elisha R. Potter

Mill
by David Macaulay
In Mill, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, David Macaulay pays tribute to the historically important mills of 19th-century New England. Using close-up pen-and-ink illustrations, Macaulay thoroughly explains the Yankee ingenuity that went into the elaborate process of running machines that were generated by the flow of water. In the case of this cotton mill in the imaginary town of Wicksbridge, Macaulay also demonstrates how important the mill was to a community's economic and social viability. In one scene, he shows the men and women celebrating the framing of the mill with a festive, barn-raising-style party. Macaulay tracks the mill's history, expertly explaining how all its new fixtures and materials reflect the political and industrial changes in the country. For example, in 1852 the owner sides with his abolitionist wife and shuns the use of "Negro cloth," inexpensive cloth made from slave-picked cotton. Instead he decides to start producing multi-colored, finer fabrics--a decision that leads to the expansion of the mill and the introduction of the steam engine. This is a finely woven offering, filled with technical intricacies and intriguing historical details. But ultimately, Macaulay's Mill is generated by the human story that led to the building of New England's cotton mills--as well as their eventual demise. (Ages 9 and older) --Gail Hudson - Amazon.com
Hardcover from Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books
1983

Newport: An Artists's Impressions of Its History and Architecture
by Richard Grosvenor
Hardcover from Commonwealth Editions

Newport Mansions: The Gilded Age
by Richard Cheek, Thomas Gannon, Tom Gannon
Hardcover from Foremost Publishing
1982
Special Order

Off Soundings: Aspects of the Maritime History of Rhode Island
by Alexander Boyd Hawes
Hardcover from Posterity Press

Providence 1649 :The History and Archaeology of Anne Arundel County Maryland's First European Settlement
by Al Luckenbach
Paperback: 32 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.12 x 11.00 x 8.51
Publisher: Maryland State Archives; ;
ISBN: 0942370414

Rhode Island's Mill Villages
by Joe Fuoco
(Paperback)

Rhode Island, a History (States and the Nation)
by William G. McLoughlin
Paperback from W.W. Norton & Company
1986

Rhode Island Arms Makers and Gunsmiths, 1643-1883
by William O. Achtermeier
A serious and informative study by well known and respected authority, William O. Achtermeier. This hardcover book contains information on an important area of American arms making. It contains 108 pages and measures 8.5"x11".

Rhode Island : The Spirit of America
by Paula M. Bodah

Rhode Island (America the Beautiful. Second Series)
by Sylvia McNair
School & Library Binding from Children's Book Press

The Rhode Island Colony (Thirteen Colonies)
by Dennis Brindell Fradin
School & Library Binding from Children's Book Press
1989

Runnin' Rams: University of Rhode Island Basketball (Images of Sports)
by William Woodward
Paperback from Arcadia

Schooling and Social Structure among the Irish, Italians, Jews and Italians in an American City, 1880-1935
by Joel Perlmann
Textbook Binding from Cambridge University Press
1989

Tiverton And Little Compton, Rhode Island
by Nancy Jensen Devin, Richard V. Simpson
Paperback from Arcadia Tempus Publishing Group, Inc.

To Bigotry No Sanction: The Story of the Oldest Synagogue in America
by Leonard Everett Fisher
School & Library Binding from Holiday House

Touched by the Dragon: Experiences of Vietnam Veterans from Newport County, Rhode Island
by Frank L. Gryzb, Frank L. Grzyb, John F. Kerry
Hardcover from Purdue University Press

Trolley Wars: Streetcar Workers on the Line
by Scott Molloy
Hardcover from Smithsonian Institution Press

Working-Class Americanism: The Politics of Labor in a Textile City, 1914-1960
by Gary Gerstle
Paperback from Princeton Univ Pr

The Wealth of Nations: A Peoples' History of Rhode Island
by Lisa Roseman Beade, Donald Breed, Marygael Cullen, Michelle Green, Amy Brenner-Fricke, Rhode Island Historical Society, Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce
Hardcover from Community Communications Corp

Patterns and Poetry
by Susan A. Hay, Rhode Island School Of Design
Paperback from Museum of Art
1993

Provincetown As a Stage: Provincetown, the Provincetown Players, and the Discovery of Eugene O'Neill
by Leona Rust Egan
Hardcover from Parnassus Imprints
1994

Rhode Island: The Independent State
by George H. Kellner, Stanley Lemons, J. Stanley Lemons
Hardcover from American Historical Press

 
 
 
 

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