Hidden history of Rhode Island
Subtitle: not-to-be-forgotten tales of the Ocean State
By: Glenn V. Laxton.
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781596297289
Subjects: Rhode Island -- History -- Anecdotes; Rhode Island -- Biography
Genres: Anecdotes; Biography
Table of contents: title: A cast of unusual and overlooked characters; title: The mysterious life of Robert the Hermit; title: Christiana Bannister; title: Dr. Lucius Garvin, "everyone's doctor"; title: A governor's life; title: Rhode Island's third congressman and The Star-Spangled Banner; title: A brave deed, a green apple and the Garden of Eden; title: A Revolutionary War love story; title: Dastardly deed in South Kingstown; title: Tragedies and calamities; title: A tale of two Bettys and a giant; title: Life became too much; title: There used to be a terrace; title: Tragedies on the rails; title: Tragedies at sea; title: Rhode Islanders who survived the Titanic; title: Heroes at home and at war; title: The silent world of Jeanie Lippitt; title: Miracle boy in the Hall of Fame; title: The ultimate price of heroism; title: The fireman's statue; title: An estimate of the man; title: The tragedy of Sullivan Ballou; title: General Barton: a strange officer of principle; title: A letter from D-Day; title: A long overdue memorial to a forgotten soldier.