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Title:
  • Hidden history of Rhode Island : not-to-be-forgotten tales of the Ocean State / Glenn Laxton.
Call No:
  • F79
  • .L39 2009
Source of Acquisition:
  • Stevens, Elizabeth;
  • Gift;
  • 27 Jan 2010;
  • 2010.29.1.
Biographical/Historical note:
  • The author produced and narrated the WPRI television series "Not to be forgotten".
Subjects:
Author:
Imprint Place:
  • Charleston, SC :
Publisher/Printer:
  • History Press,
Imprint Date:
  • 2009.
Physical Description:
  • 156 p. :
  • ill., photos, ports. ;
  • 23 cm.
Accession No:
  • 2010.29.1.
Provenance:
  • Stevens, Elizabeth;
Notes:
  • Foreword by Bruce Sundlun, Rhode Island governor from 1991-1995.
  • The mysterious life of Robert the Hermit -- Christiana Bannister -- Dr. Lucius Garvin, "everyone's doctor" -- A governor's life -- Rhode Island's third congressman and "The Star-Spangled Banner" -- A brave deed, a green apple and the Garden of Eden -- A Revolutionary War love story -- Dastardly deed in South Kingstown -- A tale of two Bets and a giant -- Life became too much -- There used to be a terrace -- Tragedies on the rails -- Tragedies at sea -- Rhode Islanders who survived the Titanic -- The silent world of Jeanie Lippitt -- Miracle boy in the Hall of Fame -- The ultimate price of heroism -- The fireman's statue -- The tragedy of Sullivan Ballou -- General Barton: a strange officer of principle -- A letter from D-Day -- A long overdue memorial to a forgotten soldier.
  • The author produced and narrated the WPRI television series "Not to be forgotten".
Location:
  • Reading Room
  • MARC Values: