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Newport: A Lively Experiment: 1639-1969
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About Newport: A Lively Experiment: 1639-1969
Review “Bravo! The book is a delight!”―David McCullough“It seems Newport came to embody the American ideal first. And within these pages, you can marvel at how its maverick residents accomplished that feat”―Christopher Schoppa, The Washington Post“Carries the reader along like a yacht under full sail, each successive chapter another wave”―Anne Kugielsky, Antiques and The Arts Weekly“This useful and interesting book will be a valued possession of both the scholar and general reader alike”―John B. Hattendorf, The New England Quarterly"[A] comprehensive look at a fascinating city and its history"―Maine Antique Digest“Bravo! The book is a delight!”—David McCullough“It seems Newport came to embody the American ideal first. And within these pages, you can marvel at how its maverick residents accomplished that feat”—Christopher Schoppa, The Washington Post“Carries the reader along like a yacht under full sail, each successive chapter another wave”—Anne Kugielsky, Antiques and The Arts Weekly“This useful and interesting book will be a valued possession of both the scholar and general reader alike”—John B. Hattendorf, The New England Quarterly"[A] comprehensive look at a fascinating city and its history"—Maine Antique Digest Product Description In this important contribution to the history of Newport, Rhode Island, and New England, Rockwell Stensrud charts the story of the founding of the settlement in the seventeenth century, following its history and the lives of key characters to the late twentieth century in an engaging and readable narrative. Impeccably researched and illustrated, and newly published in softcover format, this is not a heavy academic text, but is full of drama and interest throughout.Rockwell Stensrud is the author of Inventing Rhode Island: Six Lives (2014); and a senior producer and writer for ABC News. About the 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 co-writer of the television series American Women of Achievement.
