Warwick (ePub)
A City at the Crossroads
(Sprache: Englisch)
Although known as the retail capital of Rhode Island, Warwick is much more than a conglomeration of shopping centers, malls, and industrial parks; it is a city marked by an extraordinary history and in many ways, serves as a mirror of the American...
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Although known as the retail capital of Rhode Island, Warwick is much more than a conglomeration of shopping centers, malls, and industrial parks; it is a city marked by an extraordinary history and in many ways, serves as a mirror of the American experience. Like many communities across the United States, Warwick developed from a rural hamlet into a town distinguished by a variety of industries in the nineteenth century, attracting immigrants from across the globe desiring a new beginning within its mill villages. These industries brought wealth and opportunity, and paved the way for Warwick's transformation from small town to cosmopolitan center. Warwick: A City at the Crossroads is not a stale chronology, but is a work that breathes new life into the memorable characters and events that shaped the community's history over the past four centuries. Taking readers on an exciting journey through Warwick's past, this unique illustrated history begins with the first Narragansett Indian tribes that hunted amidst the virgin wilderness and details an evolving landscape touched by colonial settlement, wars, storms, depressions, resort development, and industrialization up through the present day. However, the true measure of a community is in its people, and Warwick possesses a remarkable cast of colorful characters, such as controversial city father, Samuel Gorton, Revolutionary War heroes Nathanael Greene and James Varnum, textile magnate Robert Knight, and scores of other distinct personalities, ranging from privateers and bootleggers to feared political bosses and industrial giants.
Autoren-Porträt von Donald A. D'Amato
Local historian and journalist Donald A. D'Amato combines a detailed, highly readable narrative with vivid black-and-white illustrations that capture the essence of the city through times of discord and tranquility. Appealing to both local readers and history lovers interested in Rhode Island's heritage, Warwick: A City at the Crossroads serves as fitting testimony to this city's legacies of patriotism, resilience, innovation, and vision.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Donald A. D'Amato
- 2001, Englisch
- Verlag: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
- ISBN-10: 1439630496
- ISBN-13: 9781439630495
- Erscheinungsdatum: 20.11.2001
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