Rhode Island the Independent State 1982 - $26 (New Hartford)

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Will ship to you for $26. Scarce book, Hardcover w/ dust jacket. First Printing of the FIRST EDITION. 8-3/4 x 11-1/4", 224pp. Brown cloth, bright gold lettering. HISTORY. "In a book as unconventional and intriguing as its subject, authors George H. Kellner and J. Stanley Lemons have successfully blended an innovative, forceful text with extraordinary graphics to produce a lively historical canvas of the independent state of Rhode Island.As a haven for religious freedom, the colony was harshly criticized by its neighbors and denounced as the 'Isle of Errors, 'And when resentment against Britain turned to war, Rhode Island was the first colony to renouce its allegiance to Geroge III - but the last of the original 13 states to rafity the Constitution, stubbornly holding out for the inclusion of a Bill of Rights that guaranteed individual liberties.A generous display of rare photographs, paintings, advertisements, and maps, many in full color, illuminate the events, personalities, and trends of the times.And a special chapter.presents the histories of many individual business firms and other organizations that have made vital contributions to Rhode Island's growth and success. " Index. Belcourt Castle. Brown & Sharpe. Brown University. Cranston Print Works. Cumberland Farms. Hasbro Industries. New England Institute of Technology. Old Stone Corp. The Outlet Company. Providence and Worcester Railroad. Providence Journal. Raytheon. Rhode Island Historical Society. Roger Williams College. Uncas. Salve Regina. Textron. The Washington Trust Co. The Westerly Sun

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Will ship to you for $26. Scarce book, Hardcover w/ dust jacket. First Printing of the FIRST EDITION. 8-3/4 x 11-1/4", 224pp. Brown cloth, bright gold lettering. HISTORY. "In a book as...