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Newport: A Lively Experiment 1639-1969, Paperback / softback Book

Newport: A Lively Experiment 1639-1969 Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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'Newport: A Lively Experiment: 1639-1969' is an engagingly detailed account of over three hundred years of Newport history, and an important contribution to the history of Rhode Island and New England.

Author Rockwell Stensrud begins with the founding of the settlement in the 17th century, following its story of religious tolerance, political freedom, artistic experimentation and architectural grandeur through to the end of the 20th century. This volume, newly published in softcover format, is impeccably researched and illustrated, full of drama and interest throughout.

It is illustrated with relevant images, maps and photographs and has an extensive bibliography and an index. AUTHOR: Rockwell Stensrud is the author of Inventing Rhode Island: Six Lives (2014), senior producer and writer for the ABC News series The History of the Eighties, producer and writer of James Cagney for A&E "Biography" and cowriter of the television series American Women of Achievement Maps, photos and illustrations

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