| Wicked Newport: Sordid Stories from the City by the Sea Contributor(s): Stanford, Larry (Author), Bailey, J. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1596293438 ISBN-13: 9781596293434 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2008 Annotation: Founded by a small band of religious freedom seekers in 1639, Newport, Rhode Island, subsequently became a bustling colonial seaport teeming with artists, sailors, prosperous merchants and, perhaps most distinctively, the ultrarich families of the Gilded Age. Clinging to the lavish coattails of these newly minted millionaires and robber barons was a stream of con artists and hangers-on who attempted to leech off their wellto- do neighbors. From the Vanderbilts to the Dukes, the Astors to the Kennedys, the City by the Sea has served as a sanctuary for the elite????????????????????????and a hotbed of corruption. Local historian Larry Stanford pulls back the curtain on over 350 years of history, uncovering the real stories behind many of Newport's most enduring mysteries, controversial characters and scintillating scandals. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws - True Crime |
| Dewey: 974.57 |
| LCCN: 2008014320 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.45 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Rhode Island |
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| Publisher Description: Take a trip with Larry Stanford through 350 years of Newport's hidden, dark history. Founded by a small band of religious freedom seekers in 1639, Newport, Rhode Island, subsequently became a bustling colonial seaport teeming with arti |
Contributor Bio(s): Stanford, Larry: - Larry Stanford, a native of Newport, currently works as an Information Specialist at the Newport Visitors Center. He founded Ghost Tours of Newport in 2002. He has previously published Wicked Newport with The History Press. |