| Newport Firsts: A Hundred Claims to Fame Contributor(s): Stinson, Brian M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1540228606 ISBN-13: 9781540228604 Publisher: History Press Library Editions OUR PRICE: $28.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
| 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) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.99 lbs) 210 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
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| Publisher Description: Newport, Rhode Island, has been a city of innovation since its beginning nearly four centuries ago. Some of the claims on a national level are true, while some have been greatly distorted over the years. The freethinking citizens include the first to defeat a British squadron and the author of the first written constitution guaranteeing the right to religious freedom in world history. The first law banning the importation of Negroes in the colonies was enacted in the city, and the first Methodist church in the world with a steeple and bell is located here. But was the first female lighthouse keeper in America from here? Was Newport the first place where a medical lecture was given? Author and research historian Brian M. Stinson offers a chronological collection of vignettes detailing the city's many firsts. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stinson, Brian M.: - A research historian, author, documentarian and lecturer for thirty years, Brian Stinson grew up in Newport, RI. Stinson has been published in various publications including the Newport Daily News, Old Rhode Island, the Pineapple Post and the sailing publication WindCheck magazine. He was a regular contributor, photo researcher and research historian for Newport Life magazine for almost a decade. Stinson has also been a regular contributor to Newport This Week. He has done research for authors across the United States and is considered to be truly an expert on Newport, RI. |