Historic Tales of Colonial Rhode Island:: Aquidneck Island and the Founding of the Ocean State

by Richard V. Simpson

Book Overview

A fascinating history of the landmarks and architecture that serve as the remnants of Rhode Island's colonial past.

Roger Williams purchased the fertile Aquidneck Island from the Narragansett tribe in 1637. The intrepid dissenters of Rhode Island Colony saw their community flourish with the founding of Portsmouth and Newport townships. It was here that Anne Hutchinson, along with William Coddington and other colonists who had been...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609499115
• ISBN13: 9781609499112
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"