The Quest for the America's Cup: Sailing to Victory (RI) (The History Press)
Beginning in 1985, he acted as a contributing editor for the national monthlyAntiques & Collecting Magazine, in which eighty-five of his articles have appeared.  Bristol's famous Independence Day celebration and parade was the subject of Richard's first venture in writing a major history narrative. His 1989Independence Day: How the Day Is Celebrated in Bristol, Rhode Islandis the singular authoritative book on the subject; his many anecdotal Fourth of July articles have appeared in the localBristol Phoenixand theProvidence Journal. His history of Bristol's Independence Day celebration is the source of a story in the July 1989Yankee Magazineand July 4, 2010 issue ofParade Magazine.