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We’re always on the hunt for the next great American history book. When we find it, you’ll see about it here, with our new book releases. We release new history books each month in a variety of subjects and series. Browse through all of our newest titles below, and discover your next favorite history book at Arcadia Publishing! [View all New Book Releases]
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The Narragansett Blue Book
The Narragansett Blue Book
$21.99
Jamestown
Jamestown
$21.99
Rhode Island's Founders
Rhode Island's Founders
$21.99
Forgotten Tales of Rhode Island
Forgotten Tales of Rhode Island
$14.99
The Dorr War: Treason, Rebellion & the Fight for Reform in Rhode Island
The Dorr War: Treason, Rebellion & the Fight for Reform in Rhode Island
$21.99

The Narragansett Blue Book

9780738594699

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The New England coast is penetrated by many charming bays whose shores are lined with popular resorts for the delectation and refreshment of summer sojourners. The chief of all, and the most attractive, is our own Narragansett Bay. It is favored with a great variety of scenery. On its headwaters and tributaries are three of the brightest cities in New England; at the end of its largest island is located Newport, the most noted of America's watering places, and with Narragansett Pier on the main, Block Island thirty miles out to sea, and the numerous smaller but famous outing-spots in and about its shores a day's excursion or a summer's rest may be enjoyed with delight by rich or poor. The facilities for transportation by boat, rail or electrics are adequate. For the river excursionist and for those taking their breath of fresh air by means of the electrics The Blue Book will point out the most pleasing trips, the cost will be counted, and the numerous features for the eye to feast upon will be pictured in its pages.
The Narragansett Blue Book

Jamestown

9781596299573

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Jamestown, Rhode Island's history has been formed--both for good and ill--by its geography. The town officially encompasses three islands in Narragansett Bay--Conanicut, Dutch and Gould--plus a number of small islets known as "dumplings." Jamestown was part of the larger world when merchants and travelers used the common roadway of the bay. As the speed of transportation on land increased, that same bay isolated the town. Reliable ferry transport fostered the growth of a low-key resort, and the bridges that followed moved the community from resort to suburb. The changes have left Jamestowners torn. Some look back nostalgically at the ferries and the solitude they allowed, while others look forward to a vibrant village and grand suburban homes. Still, whether one is reviewing Jamestown's past or anticipating its future, the constraints of its geography remain forever unchanged.
Jamestown

Rhode Island's Founders

9781467150552

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Dr. Patrick T. Conley, Rhode Island's preeminent historian, journeys with us to early America, where Rhode Island's founders laid the groundwork for America's policy of religious freedom. Learn what led Roger Williams to write The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution and discover how James Franklin, older brother of Benjamin, left a lasting impact on the future of American publishing. Find out why Mary Dyer fought for her religious beliefs until she became one of the Boston martyrs; how Anne Hutchinson overcame a male-dominated society to allow women the right to preach and teach; and how General Nathanael Greene helped to liberate the South during the American Revolution. These colorful biographies of political, military and religious leaders, artists and craftsmen, scientists and philanthropists illuminate the beginning of America's smallest state, but one that has always exhibited remarkable diversity.
Rhode Island's Founders

Forgotten Tales of Rhode Island

9781596295865

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Few Rhode Islanders remember the day a German submarine suddenly surfaced in Newport Harbor, or the escape of a bear, tiger and panther from a circus train on the Stonington Railroad. Still fewer may have heard about the World War II fighter plane that crash-landed in the middle of a secret listening post for intercepting enemy radio signals, tucked away on a farm in Scituate. Forgotten Tales digs deep into Rhode Island's history and unearths little-known stories and folklore that span three centuries. Read about the undertaker who dug his own grave, midnight gold diggers using magical diagrams, Smithfield's 'suicide bridge' and a pet elephant with a unique Achilles heel. Jim Ignasher delivers a strong dose of local color in this fascinating anecdotal history of the Ocean State.
Forgotten Tales of Rhode Island

The Dorr War: Treason, Rebellion & the Fight for Reform in Rhode Island

9781596299597

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The short and portly Rhode Island aristocrat was hardly the image of the people's champion, but in 1841, Thomas Dorr became just that. At a time when only white male landowners could vote, the idealistic Dorr envisioned a more democratic state. In October of that year, the People's Convention ratified a new constitution that extended voting rights to those without land, and Dorr was named governor. That act would spark a small civil war, and violence erupted as the people of the state stood sharply divided in a conflict that reached the president and United States Supreme Court. Author Rory Raven charts the tumultuous and ultimately tragic history of a man and a movement that were too far ahead of their time.
The Dorr War: Treason, Rebellion & the Fight for Reform in Rhode Island