Hidden History of Rhode Island

Not-to-Be-Forgotten Tales of the Ocean State

Nonfiction, Travel, Pictorials, Art & Architecture, Photography, History
Cover of the book Hidden History of Rhode Island by Glenn V. Laxton, Arcadia Publishing Inc.
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Author: Glenn V. Laxton ISBN: 9781625843036
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: November 27, 2009
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: Glenn V. Laxton
ISBN: 9781625843036
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: November 27, 2009
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English
Surprising tales and unexpected anecdotes color Rhode Island�s legacy, from the accounts of its three brave Titanic survivors to the whirlwind Revolutionary War romance between a Smithfield girl and a French viscount. Rhode Island historian Glenn Laxton uncovers the exceptional citizens whom history has forgotten, like Robert the Hermit, a man who endured three escapes from slavery before finding liberty and peace in Rumford; the illustrious Lippitt family, who spearheaded advancements in deaf education; and Christiana Bannister, a Narragansett tribe member, nineteenth-century entrepreneur and wife to the most successful African American artist of the time. With moments of tragedy, as in the Lexington steamboat disaster, as well as triumph, as in the case of small-town boy turned baseball hero Joe Connolly, Hidden History of Rhode Island delivers the best Ocean State stories you�ve never heard before.
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Surprising tales and unexpected anecdotes color Rhode Island�s legacy, from the accounts of its three brave Titanic survivors to the whirlwind Revolutionary War romance between a Smithfield girl and a French viscount. Rhode Island historian Glenn Laxton uncovers the exceptional citizens whom history has forgotten, like Robert the Hermit, a man who endured three escapes from slavery before finding liberty and peace in Rumford; the illustrious Lippitt family, who spearheaded advancements in deaf education; and Christiana Bannister, a Narragansett tribe member, nineteenth-century entrepreneur and wife to the most successful African American artist of the time. With moments of tragedy, as in the Lexington steamboat disaster, as well as triumph, as in the case of small-town boy turned baseball hero Joe Connolly, Hidden History of Rhode Island delivers the best Ocean State stories you�ve never heard before.

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