Forgotten Tales of Rhode Island (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781540219381)

Few Rhode Islanders remember the day a German submarine suddenly surfaced in Newport Harbor, or the escape of a bear, tiger and panther from a circus train on the Stonington Railroad. Still fewer may have heard about the World War II fighter plane that crash-landed in the middle of a secret listening post for intercepting enemy radio signals, tucked away on a farm in Scituate. Forgotten Tales digs deep into Rhode Island's history and unearths little-known stories and folklore that span three centuries. Read about the undertaker who dug his own grave, midnight gold diggers using magical diagrams, Smithfield's 'suicide bridge' and a pet elephant with a unique Achilles heel. Jim Ignasher delivers a strong dose of local color in this fascinating anecdotal history of the Ocean State.

Author: Jim Ignasher
ISBN-10: 1540219380
ISBN-13: 9781540219381
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2008
Pages: 162
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.44d