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A history of the Providence River : with the Moshassuck, Woonasquatucket and Seekonk tributaries / Robert A. Geake.

Title
A history of the Providence River : with the Moshassuck, Woonasquatucket and Seekonk tributaries / Robert A. Geake.
Author
Geake, Robert A.
Publication
Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2013.

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Additional Authors
Conley, Patrick T.
Description
172 pages; 35 cm
Subject
  • River life > Providence River Region > History
  • Providence River (R.I.) > History
  • Providence (R.I.) > History
  • Providence (R.I.) > Economic conditions
  • Providence River Region (R.I.) > History
  • Moshassuck River (R.I.) > History
  • Woonasquatucket River (R.I.) > History
  • Seekonk River (R.I.) > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Prologue -- The Founding of Providence -- Privateers, Prizes and the River in Revolution -- The Age of Ships and their Masters -- Livelihoods Along the River -- Changes To The Waterfront -- An Industrial River -- Steamboats Along the River -- Ferries Across the River -- The World Comes to Providence -- Recreation on the River -- Hurricanes Wreck Havoc on the River -- Shipbuilding in the War -- Troubled Waters -- The River Renewed -- A Future of Both Promise and Uncertainty.
ISBN
  • 9781609499020
  • 1609499026
LCCN
^^2013002184
OCLC
826899609
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library