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Narragansett By-The-Sea
Contributor(s): Latimer, Sallie W. (Author)
ISBN: 0738563625     ISBN-13: 9780738563626
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
OUR PRICE:   $19.79  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 1997
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt)
- Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials)
- Travel | United States - Northeast - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt)
Dewey: 974.59
Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
Physical Information: 0.33" H x 6.36" W x 9.9" (0.68 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Geographic Orientation - Rhode Island
- Cultural Region - New England
 
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Publisher Description:

This collection of historic photographs and illustrations will guide you through quaint Narragansett's early years into its peak in the late 19th century.


Narragansett By-the-Sea is a narrow strip of land along the southwestern shore of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. A sparsely populated agricultural society in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Narragansett was transformed in the nineteenth century into one of America's busiest and most popular seaside resorts. A remarkable collection of historic photographs and illustrations will guide the reader through Narragansett's early years into its golden age at the end of the nineteenth century. See the growth of great wooden hotels, the establishment of a railroad, and the summer cottage period. Share the excitement of the rich and the famous as they were drawn to the finest beach in the northeast and the unique Narragansett Casino, which offered dining, dancing, theater, lawn tennis, and bowling. The quaint charm of Narragansett is what sets it apart from other seaside resorts.

Contributor Bio(s): Latimer, Sallie W.: - Sallie W. Latimer, a professional photographer, served as the president of the Narragansett Historical Society for over ten years. Her love of history and people opened up numerous collections of photographs, postcards, and illustrations which are beautifully arranged in this moving, visual history of Narragansett. The book is both delightful and educational and will be appreciated by visitor and resident alike.