A Short History of Rhode Island
Author: George Washington Greene
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Published: 1877
Total Pages: 406
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Published: 1877
Total Pages: 406
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: William McLoughlin
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 1986-06-17
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780393302714
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →With a Historical Guide prepared by the editors of the American Association for State and Local History. High atop the Rhode Island capitol in Providence, a bronze likeness of "The Independent Man" keeps watch over a state that historically has put the ideal of individual liberty before all others. Like many ideals, this one was freighted with many meanings. As the colony grew in the seventeenth century, the belief in religious liberty and freedom of conscience espoused by its founder, Roger Williams, led to the development of political liberty and practical democracy. In the eighteenth century, that dedication to individualism made Rhode Islanders into businessmen of the first order, willing to take the big risk in hope of a bigger reward. Their land being poor in natural resources, Rhode Islanders turned to trade; accumulating wealth from traffic in rum and slaves, they built in Newport and Providence small but elegant copies of Georgian England, and worried more about taxes and currency than about religion. When they felt poorly served by British policies, they became ready revolutionaries and led in the founding of a new nation. After the Civil War, their children took individual liberty to mean economic laissez-faire, ushering in the state's golden age when Rhode Island senator Nelson Aldrich became known as the "general manager" of the United States. Through countless changes in the twentieth century, the ideal still survives and asks old questions of new generations of Rhode Islanders from many ethnic backgrounds: How best to reconcile the rights of minorities with the rule of the majority, and how best to secure the individual liberty and economic opportunity that Roger Williams and Moses Brown would have understood so well?
Author: Avi
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2010-07
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 0545214912
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →When he moves from Los Angeles to Providence, Rhode Island, Kenny discovers that his new house is haunted by the spirit of a black slave boy who asks Kenny to return with him to the early nineteenth century and prevent his murder by slave traders.
Author: George Washington Greene
Publisher: Sagwan Press
Published: 2015-08-21
Total Pages: 402
ISBN-13: 9781296897468
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: George Washington Greene
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-10-11
Total Pages: 398
ISBN-13: 9780265185698
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from A Short History of Rhode Island I have attempted in the following pages to tell What the part of Rhode Island has been in this great drama. A talent was entrusted to her. Did she wrap it in a napkin? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: George Washington 1811-1883 Greene
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Published: 2016-08-28
Total Pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9781372324758
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: George Washington 1811-1883 Greene
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Published: 2016-08-27
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9781371227722
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Albert Klyberg
Publisher: Commonwealth Editions
Published: 2005
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781889833897
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: George Washington Greene LL D
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2018-03-14
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9781986546034
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A classic history text beginning with the "CONDITION OF AFFAIRS IN MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND PLYMOUTH COLONIES" with the "ARRIVAL OF ROGER WILLIAMS" in 1631, and continuing through 1876 with "LIFE UNDER THE CONSTITUTION," "THE WAR OF THE REBELLION," and "THE CENTENARY." Original text maintained, with editing for large print.