Best Newport Rhode Island Travel Books
Founded by a small band of religious freedom seekers in 1639, Newport, Rhode Island, subsequently became a bustling colonial seaport teeming with artists, sailors, prosperous merchants and, perhaps most distinctively, the ultra-rich families of the Gilded Age. Larry Stanford, a native of Newport, currently works as an Information Specialist at the Newport Visitors Center.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This book was surprisingly full of juicy stories about the gilded age and recent times of Newport, Rhode Island."
"Everything I wanted to know about Newport in its gilded age!"
"A very quick... a lot of repeat material... but this was well written and had some very interesting sections."
"Book has interesting stories but is a little dry."
"Wicked Newport is a pleasant rehash of the well-known society hijinks of turn-of-the-20th century Newport."
"When did a tower with no real defined builders become sordid?"
"Short chapter's made a fast read."
"Reads more like a brochure than an actually book, very light reading and oddly laid out."
Controlled by the heavy hand of the mob and fueled by government corruption, Newport evolved through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries into a notoriously robust center of criminal activity. Dr. Thomas Barker is also a professor in EKU’s Criminal Justice Department, and focuses much of his research on crime, police administration and police misconduct.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Loved reading about some of these people whose names were familiar to me as a young girl growing up."
"Very interesting book about the crime and issues that I saw first hand by growing up in Newport along with many aspects of which I was unfamiliar."
"Great photos, in particular the images of the Newport Rolling Mill, however I was disappointed that the text about the Andrews Steel Plant strike and resulting Federal occupation of Newport did not include information concerning injuries or deaths resulting from the gun battles between Federal troops and citizens as described in the text."
"This is a great book with much detail of Newport,Ky and what caused this city to become "wicked"."
"Their perception of a small city that allowed and even encouraged these vices is partly correct, but they neglect the fact that much of this was helped along by the "upright" godly people of Ohio who used it as their playground."
The Unique Guidebook to Providence & Newport's Hidden Sites, Sounds & Tastes. Barbara Radcliffe Rogers and Juliette Rogers are a mother-daughter writing team.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Great book..so many things I didnt know about..and I live in providence.."
"It's a little less detailed than I had expected, but they've said they've found the information useful."
"My niece gave me this book before I visited Providence."
"I picked it up, looking for a few little interesting tidbits to help me plan a surprise weekend away to celebrate our anniversary."
"I would have given this book five stars had it not been for the fact that several pages of the copy I recently purchased from Amazon are apparently so secret that they are blank."
Best Rhode Island Travel Guides
Controlled by the heavy hand of the mob and fueled by government corruption, Newport evolved through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries into a notoriously robust center of criminal activity. Dr. Thomas Barker is also a professor in EKU’s Criminal Justice Department, and focuses much of his research on crime, police administration and police misconduct.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Loved reading about some of these people whose names were familiar to me as a young girl growing up."
"Very interesting book about the crime and issues that I saw first hand by growing up in Newport along with many aspects of which I was unfamiliar."
"Great photos, in particular the images of the Newport Rolling Mill, however I was disappointed that the text about the Andrews Steel Plant strike and resulting Federal occupation of Newport did not include information concerning injuries or deaths resulting from the gun battles between Federal troops and citizens as described in the text."
"This is a great book with much detail of Newport,Ky and what caused this city to become "wicked"."
"Their perception of a small city that allowed and even encouraged these vices is partly correct, but they neglect the fact that much of this was helped along by the "upright" godly people of Ohio who used it as their playground."
Best General Rhode Island Travel Guides
Provides directions for forty walks, describes the wildlife and points of interest along each trail, and list each walk's length and hiking time.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I love this book because I have been in the house with an illness for almost 5 years and have not gone to those special places that I want to go to in RI."
"This is a great book for anybody hiking in ri ."
"This book is a fantastic resource."
"Bought for a gift."
"Product Description. A gentle hiking guide to Rhode Island's diverse natural and historic treasures."