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Author : Rosemary Enright
Publisher : Brief History
ISBN 13 : 9781596299573
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)
Download or read book Jamestown written by Rosemary Enright and published by Brief History. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chronological history of Jamestown, Rhode Island, from its founding to present day.
Author : Rosemary Enright
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614232547
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)
Download or read book Jamestown written by Rosemary Enright and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-07-16 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Rosemary Enright
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625855036
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)
Download or read book Historic Tales of Jamestown written by Rosemary Enright and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-25 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the fascinating history of Jamestown, from tales of shipwrecks to summer days long past. The town was home to Camps Bailey and Meade, two training facilities for Union troops during the Civil War. When the steam ferries crossed the bay beginning in 1873, people traveled to the island to sample the town's leisure and entertainment opportunities. Beavertail Lighthouse and the breathtaking Clingstone stand as iconic landmarks centuries after their construction. After the Jamestown Bridge opened in 1940, suburban development on the North End mostly replaced the hotels along the waterfront. Local authors Rosemary Enright and Sue Maden reveal stories of Jamestown's past and evolution in this captivating collection of essays.
Author : Walter Leon Watson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)
Download or read book History of Jamestown on Conanicut Island in the State of Rhode Island written by Walter Leon Watson and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rosemary Enright and Sue Maden
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467101303
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)
Download or read book Legendary Locals of Jamestown written by Rosemary Enright and Sue Maden and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Caleb Carr, one of the 101 men who purchased Conanicut and Dutch Islands in 1657, petitioned the General Assembly to incorporate Jamestown in 1678, the town had 150 inhabitants. The community thrived until the American Revolution, when the British occupation drove away many people. Nicholas Carr and John Eldred both remained, rebelling in their own ways. The town recovered slowly, and its character changed with modernized modes of transportation. Steam ferries, introduced in 1873, ushered in an era of resort hotels, affluent summer visitors, and a service economy. The West Passage bridge in 1940 brought permanent residents with off-island occupations and interests. The East Passage bridge (1969) and the replacement West Passage bridge (1992) created a suburban atmosphere enlivened by a continuing influx of summer vacationers. Most newcomers revel in the island's beauty and are intent on keeping Jamestown the peaceful haven that attracted them.
Author : Capers Jones
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1581129114
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)
Download or read book The History and Future of Narragansett Bay written by Capers Jones and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book covers 10,000 years of the history of Narragansett Bay. Topics include the geology of the Bay, paleo-Indians, pre-Colombian exploration, Indian Tribes living near the Bay, and the economic history and future of the Bay region.
Author : James C. Buttrick
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780738511924
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)
Download or read book Jamestown written by James C. Buttrick and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jamestown's history has ranged from sheep farming to gilded-age resorts to military installations for coastal defense. These transitions changed the look of the island, bringing grand summer hotels, an energetic new architecture (the Shingle style), the boats and yachts of the summer population, and fortifications that spanned three centuries. A succession of distinctive ferries, now vanished, linked the island to the outside world. Jamestown tells the story of these chapters in the island's history up to the 1940s in compelling photographs that document the many changes in landscape, views, buildings, and activities that have occurred over time.
Author : Perry Mehrling
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009158570
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)
Download or read book Money and Empire written by Perry Mehrling and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-08-04 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Kindleberger ranks as one of the twentieth century's best known and most influential international economists. This book traces the evolution of his thinking in the context of a 'key-currency' approach to the rise of the dollar system, here revealed as the indispensable framework for global economic development since World War II. Unlike most of his colleagues, Kindleberger was deeply interested in history, and his economics brimmed with real people and institutional details. His research at the New York Fed and BIS during the Great Depression, his wartime intelligence work, and his role in administering the Marshall Plan gave him deep insight into how the international financial system really operated. A biography of both the dollar and a man, this book is also the story of the development of ideas about how money works. It throws revealing light on the underlying economic forces and political obstacles shaping our globalized world.
Author : Richard Mather Bayles
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1352 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)
Download or read book History of Newport County, Rhode Island written by Richard Mather Bayles and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 1352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard V. Simpson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625840993
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)
Download or read book Historic Tales of Colonial Rhode Island written by Richard V. Simpson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roger Williams purchased the fertile Aquidneck Island from the Narragansett tribe in 1637. It was here that Anne Hutchinson, along with William Coddington and other colonists who had been banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, found shelter from persecution. The intrepid dissenters of Rhode Island Colony saw their community flourish with the founding of Portsmouth and Newport townships. The Battle of Rhode Island was the only clash between American colonials and the British on Rhode Island soil during the Revolutionary War. From the mercantile success of the Atlantic triangle trade routes to the establishment of the United States Navy, noted historian Richard V. Simpson brings these and other stories from the Ocean State to life. Join Simpson as he explores the landmarks and architecture of the period to discover the remnants of Rhode Island's colonial past.
