American Century

The American Century history book series documents the communities and lifestyles that have changed over the past century in America’s most beloved towns. Track how this time period, in which the United States emerged as a world leader, affected the small town police of Lawrence, Massachusetts to the everyday citizens of Pembroke, North Carolina. Stroll through downtown Providence, witness Staten Island’s growth, or take a ride on one of the many iconic roller coasters of Rhode Island’s amusement parks. Through the use of stirring photography, these American history books preserve the past while facing the future.
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Federal Hill in the Twentieth Century
Federal Hill in the Twentieth Century
$24.99
Downtown Providence in the Twentieth Century
Downtown Providence in the Twentieth Century
$24.99
Seekonk in the Twentieth Century
Seekonk in the Twentieth Century
$24.99
Rhode Island Amusement Parks
Rhode Island Amusement Parks
$24.99

Federal Hill in the Twentieth Century

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The twentieth century can truly be said to have been America's century. As the nation reached the position of world leader, her towns and cities changed at an unprecedented pace. With the approach to the millennium, the topic of change is on everyone's mind--how our communities and lifestyles have changed over the past century, and how we can endeavor to preserve the past while facing the future in which the world seems to change ever faster.
Federal Hill in the Twentieth Century

Downtown Providence in the Twentieth Century

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The twentieth century can truly be said to have
been America's century. As the nation reached
the position of world leader, her towns and cities
changed at an unprecedented pace.
With the approach to the millennium, the topic
of change is on everyone's mind--how our
communities and lifestyles have changed over the
past century, and how we can endeavor to preserve
the past while facing the future in which the world
seems to change ever faster.
Downtown Providence in the Twentieth Century

Seekonk in the Twentieth Century

9780738588285

$24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
The twentieth century can truly be said to have been America's century. As the nation reached the position of world leader, her towns and cities changed at an unprecedented pace. With the approach of the millenium, the topic of change is on everyone's mind-how our communities and lifestyles have changed over the past century, and how we can endeavor to preserve the past while facing the future in which the world seems to change ever faster.
Seekonk in the Twentieth Century

Rhode Island Amusement Parks

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Rhode Island Amusement Parks brings back the memories of a time less complicated than the present, when a sense of family held communities together.

Rhode Islanders were once able to enjoy amusement parks without traveling far; the state was home to several ocean front parks as early as the mid-18th century, with some of them surviving into the late 19th century. Photographers Rob Lewis and Ryan Young have embarked on a journey to discover the amusement parks of the past in this delightful and unprecedented collection of images. View the parks that provided a recreational outlet for so many Rhode Island families and the visitors who frequented them. Scenes from several neighboring Massachusetts amusement parks are also pictured. The images in this collection are from two large private archives as well as treasured family collections. Special highlights include photographs of hand-operated rides of the 1800s and views of President Taft's plane, which landed at Sandy Beach in 1911. Also featured is Vanity Fair, an amusement park that lasted only five years during the first decade of this century. Residents of these communities will enjoy seeing Rhode Island as it once was and will witness the changes it has endured over the years.

Rhode Island Amusement Parks