{"product_id":"hidden-history-of-rhode-island-glenn-laxton-9781540220233","title":"Hidden History of Rhode Island: Not-To-Be-Forgotten Tales of the Ocean State","description":"Surprising tales and unexpected anecdotes color Rhode Island s legacy, from the accounts of its three brave Titanic survivors to the whirlwind Revolutionary War romance between a Smithfield girl and a French viscount. Rhode Island historian Glenn Laxton uncovers the exceptional citizens whom history has forgotten, like Robert the Hermit, a man who endured three escapes from slavery before finding liberty and peace in Rumford; the illustrious Lippitt family, who spearheaded advancements in deaf education; and Christiana Bannister, a Narragansett tribe member, nineteenth-century entrepreneur and wife to the most successful African American artist of the time. With moments of tragedy, as in the Lexington steamboat disaster, as well as triumph, as in the case of small-town boy turned baseball hero Joe Connolly, Hidden History of Rhode Island delivers the best Ocean State stories you ve never heard before.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Glenn Laxton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1540220230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781540220233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press Library Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Glenn Laxton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44050986500351,"sku":"9781540220233","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b431b898-48a6-4bad-b0da-0cc64e93ac65.jpg?v=1685010415","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hidden-history-of-rhode-island-glenn-laxton-9781540220233","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}