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Author : Samuel Truesdale Livermore
Release : 1877
Genre : Block Island (R.I. : Island)
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Book Synopsis A History of Block Island by : Samuel Truesdale Livermore
Download or read book A History of Block Island written by Samuel Truesdale Livermore. This book was released on 1877. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Donald A. D'Amato
Release : 1999-06-01
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Block Island by : Donald A. D'Amato
Download or read book Block Island written by Donald A. D'Amato. This book was released on 1999-06-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Block Island explores the evolution of the small, 7-by-3-mile island that lies between Point Judith, Rhode Island, and Montauk Point, New York. In 1637, Block Island, also known as "New Shoreham," was claimed by Massachusetts soldiers who took the land away from the Manisses Indians. When the island was sold to 16 proprietors in 1660, the history of Block Island as part of Rhode Island began. At any time of the year, Block Island has a special look and charm of its own. In addition to its beautiful sandy beaches and thundering surf, the island is plentiful with rolling hills, fertile valleys, and ponds. Within these pages, meet the early residents of the island and learn how this farming and fishing community first developed as a summer resort destination in the late 1800s. Summer scenes from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including views of the steamers that arrived daily carrying thousands of passengers from New York, Connecticut, and other parts of Rhode Island, are also featured in this collection.
Author : Robert M. Downie
Release : 1998-12-01
Genre : Block Island (R.I. : Island)
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Book Synopsis Block Island - the Sea by : Robert M. Downie
Download or read book Block Island - the Sea written by Robert M. Downie. This book was released on 1998-12-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Block Island, in the Atlantic Ocean off the southern coast of New England, is further from other land -- from the mainland or other islands -- than any other town along the 1,800 mile eastern coast of the United States. Isolated from neighbors, with no harbor until the late 19th century, Block Island evolved differently. Each chapter of Block Island, The Sea stands alone, providing one or more stories, and the scholarly research to go with it, about this little town -- currently with 850 year-round inhabitants whose singular preference is to be completely surrounded by salt water. Subjects include fishing, piracy, lighthouses, hurricane. shipwrecks and more. Fully indexed, and with over 200 images.
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Release : 2007
Genre : Photography
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Book Rating : 418/5 ( reviews)
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Download or read book Block Island written by . This book was released on 2007. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With his gallery on the wharf and thirty-plus years on the island, Malcolm Greenaway is the Rembrandt of Block Island photographers."
Author : Meg Mitchell Moore
Release : 2019-06-11
Genre : Fiction
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Book Synopsis The Islanders by : Meg Mitchell Moore
Download or read book The Islanders written by Meg Mitchell Moore. This book was released on 2019-06-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of my own favorite writers." –Elin Hilderbrand Named a Best Beach Read of Summer by Vulture, PureWow, She Reads and Women.com J. Courtney Sullivan’s Maine meets the works of Elin Hilderbrand in this delicious summer read involving three strangers, one island, and a season packed with unexpected romance, well-meaning lies, and damaging secrets. Anthony Puckett was a rising literary star. The son of an uber-famous thriller writer, Anthony’s debut novel spent two years on the bestseller list and won the adoration of critics. But something went very wrong with his second work. Now Anthony’s borrowing an old college’s friend’s crumbling beach house on Block Island in the hopes that solitude will help him get back to the person he used to be. Joy Sousa owns and runs Block Island’s beloved whoopie pie café. She came to this quiet space eleven years ago, newly divorced and with a young daughter, and built a life for them here. To her customers and friends, Joy is a model of independence, hard-working and happy. And mostly she is. But this summer she’s thrown off balance. A food truck from a famous New York City brand is roving around the island, selling goodies—and threatening her business. Lu Trusdale is spending the summer on her in-laws’ dime, living on Block Island with her two young sons while her surgeon husband commutes to the mainland hospital. When Lu’s second son was born, she and her husband made a deal: he’d work and she’d quit her corporate law job to stay home with the boys. But a few years ago, Lu quietly began working on a private project that has becoming increasingly demanding on her time. Torn between her work and home, she’s beginning to question that deal she made. Over the twelve short weeks of summer, these three strangers will meet and grow close, will share secrets and bury lies. And as the promise of June turns into the chilly nights of August, the truth will come out, forcing each of them to decide what they value most, and what they are willing to give up to keep it.
