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A history of the Providence River : With the Moshassuck, Woonasquatucket & Seekonk Tributaries
- Title
- A history of the Providence River : With the Moshassuck, Woonasquatucket & Seekonk Tributaries / Robert A. Geake ; Foreword by Patrick T. Conley, Historian Laureate of Rhode Island.
- Author
- Geake, Robert A.
- Publication
- Charleston : The History Press, 2013.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | F89.P957 G43 2013 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Conley, Patrick T.
- Description
- 172 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm
- Subject
- River life > Rhode Island > Providence River Region > History
- Economic history
- River life
- 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
- Rhode Island > Moshassuck River
- Rhode Island > Providence
- Rhode Island > Providence River
- Rhode Island > Woonasquatucket River
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-172).
- 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
- ocn826899609
- SCSB-9648890
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library