|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Amazon.com KindleStore: Providence Rhode Island Travel
This edition of the Historical Cities series explores the many historical sites and landmarks of Providence, Rhode Island.Over 85 historical buildings, sites, houses, and other landmarks are described with detailed backgrounds and easy-to-use walking and driving maps. GPS coordinates are also provided for the more tech savvy traveler. Historical information is based on the American Guide Series of the 1930's and 40's.Author: Lyn Wilkerson Kindle Edition: 36 pages Kindle eBook Company: Caddo Publications USA (2010-04-12) (2010-04-12) List Price: $2.99 Amazon Price: 
Moon Spotlight Providence is a 70-page compact guide covering the best of Providence, including Waterplace Park and Riverwalk, Kennedy Plaza, Jackson-Gardner Park, and the Cranston Street Armory. Authors Michael Blanding and Alexandra Hall offer their seasoned advice on must-see attractions, and include maps with sightseeing highlights so you can make the most of your time. This lightweight guide is packed with recommendations on entertainment, shopping, recreations, accommodations, food, and transportation, making navigating Rhode Island's capital city uncomplicated and enjoyable. Author: Michael Blanding, Alexandra Hall Kindle Edition: 70 pages Kindle eBook Company: Avalon Travel Publishing (2011-05-31) (2011-05-31) List Price: $7.99 Amazon Price: 
There is no better way to see America than on foot. And there is no better way to appreciate what you are looking at than with a walking tour. Whether you are preparing for a road trip or just out to look at your own town in a new way, a downloadable walking tour from walkthetown.com is ready to explore when you are.Each walking tour describes historical and architectural landmarks and provides pictures to help out when those pesky street addresses are missing. Every tour also includes a quick primer on identifying architectural styles seen on American streets. What do you do if you are a 30-year old Oxford, England-educated minister and you sail across the Atlantic Ocean to practice your religious beliefs in the way you desire and you discover the new boss is the same as the old boss? Well, if it is 1636 and the Massachusetts Bay colony and you are banished for your “newe and dangerous opinions against the authorities” like Roger Williams you go and live with a people who know nothing about such authority. And when you get lucky enough to be given some land on a navigable harbor you name your new settlement in gratitude “for God’s merciful providence unto me in my distress.” Williams made only civil laws for his new town. Each person would have the right to worship without interference or regulation by the state. Despite its welcoming disposition Providence grew slowly, due in large part to its topography. Williams’ land was dominated by hills that would in the future draw comparisons to the beauty of Rome and the splendid city that grew on its seven hills. But in the beginning it impeded farming and instead the early days found Providence a shipping and shipbuilding town. Trade was especially brisk between Providence Harbor and the West Indies in rum and molasses and slaves. Following the war, the economy shifted from maritime endeavors to manufacturing, particularly machinery, tools, silverware, jewelry and textiles. Providence boasted some of the largest manufacturing plants in the country, including Brown & Sharpe, Nicholson File, and Gorham Silverware, and at one time was America’s ninth-largest city. The city’s manufacturing boom lasted into the 1920s but was crippled when the nation spiraled into economic depression in the 1930s. The Great Hurricane of 1938 flooded the city and destroyed more businesses. Today, the city that once fashioned itself the “Beehive of Industry” is home to eight hospitals and seven institutions of higher learning, which has shifted the economy into service industries. Our downtown walking tour will visit the city’s arts district and financial district and governmental center. We’ll walk along Benefit Street where more than 200 restored houses, taverns and other buildings constructed by sea captains and shipbuilders have created the “Mile of History.” But first we’ll start where Roger Williams himself did, on the site of the original Rhode Island settlement, along a narrow strip of land between the river and the hills... Author: Doug Gelbert Kindle Edition: 46 pages Kindle eBook Company: Cruden Bay Books (2010-06-09) (2010-06-09) List Price: $0.99 Amazon Price: 
Written and researched by Mara Vorhees, Freda Moon, Ned Friary, Glenda Bendure, Caroline Sieg, Emily Matchar ‘Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other’. New York TimesThe ultimate, most comprehensive guide to travelling in New England includes up-to-date reviews of the best places to stay, eat, sights, cultural information, maps, transport tips and a few best kept secrets – all the essentials to get to the heart of New England.This guide is the result of over 3 months of research by 6 dedicated authors and local experts who immersed themselves in New England, finding unique experiences, and sharing practical and honest advice, so you come away informed and amazed.Inside Lonely Planet New England:• Full color styling and images• Over 60 clear, easy-to-read color maps – retooled for use with the iPad • A brilliant new page layout for fast and hassle-free reading while on the go• Itineraries organized by region or length of trip • Up-to-date recommended points-of-interest – covering eating, sleeping, going out, shopping, activities and attractions• In-depth features to uncover the world’s iconic sights• Hundreds of money saving tips• Our latest trip planning tools to help you get around smoothly • Additional sections including Top Experiences, History, Outdoors, Food, and an A-Z survival guide.Author: Mara Vorhees, Lonely Planet Kindle Edition: 552 pages Kindle eBook Company: Lonely Planet (2011-12-19) (2011-12-19) List Price: $21.99 Amazon Price: 
U.S. Highway 1 cuts a cross-section through Rhode Island, starting at Pawtucket near the Massachusetts Line and ending at the western boundary with Connecticut, at the town appropriately named Westerly. Included in this trail are the cities of Providence and Newport, with walking tours for both. Maps provide reference guides and GPS Coordinates are included for the tech savvy.Author: Lyn Wilkerson Kindle Edition: 134 pages Kindle eBook Company: Caddo Publications USA (2010-04-12) (2010-04-12) List Price: $1.99 Amazon Price: Amazon.com Books: Providence Rhode Island Travel
Moon Spotlight Providence is a 70-page compact guide covering the best of Providence, including Waterplace Park and Riverwalk, Kennedy Plaza, Jackson-Gardner Park, and the Cranston Street Armory. Authors Michael Blanding and Alexandra Hall offer their seasoned advice on must-see attractions, and include maps with sightseeing highlights so you can make the most of your time. This lightweight guide is packed with recommendations on entertainment, shopping, recreations, accommodations, food, and transportation, making navigating Rhode Island's capital city uncomplicated and enjoyable. Author: Michael Blanding, Alexandra Hall Paperback: 70 pages Company: Avalon Travel Publishing (2011-05-03) ISBN: 159880829X List Price: $7.99 Amazon Price: $5.06 Used Price: $3.99 
Tucked into a corner of New England, Rhode Island is one of the region's best-kept secrets. Out-of-staters think of it as Providence, Newport, and little else. Photographer Richard Benjamin knows better. His Rhode Island is a four-part scenic tour of the state beginning and ending in the capital: Part One focuses on Providence, Part Two moves Along the Coast from the East Bay to Little Compton and over Newport, Part Three travels the Back Roads from the Hope Valley to Hopkinton, and Part Four returns to Providence to discover the city's rebirth. Hardcover: 128 pages ISBN13: 9781889833835, Condition: New, Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold! Company: Commonwealth Editions (2004-08-23) ISBN: 1889833835 List Price: $29.95 Amazon Price: $18.69 Used Price: $1.18 
Author: Thomas E. Greene, Barbara A. GreenePaperback: 128 pages Company: Arcadia Publishing (1997-09-01) ISBN: 0752408445 List Price: $16.99 Amazon Price: $11.50 Used Price: $12.00
This edition of the Historical Cities series explores the many historical sites and landmarks of Providence, Rhode Island.Over 85 historical buildings, sites, houses, and other landmarks are described with detailed backgrounds and easy-to-use walking and driving maps. GPS coordinates are also provided for the more tech savvy traveler. Historical information is based on the American Guide Series of the 1930's and 40's.Author: Lyn Wilkerson Kindle Edition: 36 pages Kindle eBook Company: Caddo Publications USA (2010-04-12) (2010-04-12) List Price: $2.99 Amazon Price: 
Come to New England for spectacular summits and snow-covered slopes, for ocean breezes and salty air, for succulent seafood and sweet maple syrup, for history and high culture, and to follow the writers and revolutionaries who changed the world. Mara Vorhees, Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about, each and every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage, and you can rely on us to tell it like we see it. Inside This Book 6 authors 64 maps 3000 research hours 102 Boston bars and restaurants Inspirational photos Clear, easy-to-use maps Fall Foliage feature In-depth background Comprehensive planning tools Easy-to-read layout Author: Mara Vorhees Paperback: 552 pages Company: Lonely Planet (2011-04-01) ISBN: 1741793181 List Price: $21.99 Amazon Price: $13.44 Used Price: $13.40 
Where to eat, play, and stay in America's scenic and historic NortheastAuthor: Kim Knox Beckius Paperback: 432 pages Company: Adams Media (2008-04-01) ISBN: 1598694480 List Price: $14.95 Amazon Price: $3.36 Used Price: $0.01 
This title offers quirky trip suggestions that include Ivy League Secrets & Superstitions, Stephen King's Maine, and the Kennedys. It presents expert travel advice from a clam digger, an historian and a dairy farmer. This is the most comprehensive guide to New England in the market. It provides more than 10 outdoor trips that get you out of the car and into nature, including winter sports, Vermont by bike & rail, Acadia National Park, the Appalachian Trail and more.Author: Ray Bartlett, Gregor Clark, Dan Eldridge, Brandon Presser Paperback: 360 pages Company: Lonely Planet (2009-02-15) ISBN: 1741797284 List Price: $19.99 Amazon Price: $10.99 Used Price: $5.69 
Thanks to conservationists and outdoor enthusiasts, Boston-area hiking opportunities are vast and abundant. 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Boston guides hikers on routes trodden by the likes of Wampanoag warrior King Phillip and his colonial adversaries, Concord's Henry David Thoreau, Mason Walton - the hermit of Ravenswood, and countless farmers and tradespeople who have walked this historic land since the country's founding.With helpful list of hikes in the front of the book for special interests — best hikes for children, scenic hikes, hikes good for wildlife viewing or seeing waterfalls, best hikes with historic sites and more — hikers of all skill levels can find their perfect hike. Expertly drawn trail maps and trail profiles complement the detailed trail descriptions and useful at-a-glance information. Author: Helen Weatherall Paperback: 376 pages Author: Helen Weatherall, ISBN: 9780897326360 Company: Menasha Ridge Press (2008-05-01) ISBN: 0897326369 List Price: $18.95 Amazon Price: $3.67 Used Price: $2.13 
With a Historical Guide prepared by the editors of the American Association for State and Local History. High atop the Rhode Island capitol in Providence, a bronze likeness of "The Independent Man" keeps watch over a state that historically has put the ideal of individual liberty before all others. Like many ideals, this one was freighted with many meanings. As the colony grew in the seventeenth century, the belief in religious liberty and freedom of conscience espoused by its founder, Roger Williams, led to the development of political liberty and practical democracy. In the eighteenth century, that dedication to individualism made Rhode Islanders into businessmen of the first order, willing to take the big risk in hope of a bigger reward. Their land being poor in natural resources, Rhode Islanders turned to trade; accumulating wealth from traffic in rum and slaves, they built in Newport and Providence small but elegant copies of Georgian England, and worried more about taxes and currency than about religion. When they felt poorly served by British policies, they became ready revolutionaries and led in the founding of a new nation. After the Civil War, their children took individual liberty to mean economic laissez-faire, ushering in the state's golden age when Rhode Island senator Nelson Aldrich became known as the "general manager" of the United States.Through countless changes in the twentieth century, the ideal still survives and asks old questions of new generations of Rhode Islanders from many ethnic backgrounds: How best to reconcile the rights of minorities with the rule of the majority, and how best to secure the individual liberty and economic opportunity that Roger Williams and Moses Brown would have understood so well? Author: William McLoughlin Paperback: 272 pages ISBN13: 9780393302714, Condition: New, Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold! Company: W. W. Norton & Company (1986-06-17) ISBN: 0393302717 List Price: $19.95 Amazon Price: $11.00 Used Price: $6.75
There is no better way to see America than on foot. And there is no better way to appreciate what you are looking at than with a walking tour. Whether you are preparing for a road trip or just out to look at your own town in a new way, a downloadable walking tour from walkthetown.com is ready to explore when you are.Each walking tour describes historical and architectural landmarks and provides pictures to help out when those pesky street addresses are missing. Every tour also includes a quick primer on identifying architectural styles seen on American streets. What do you do if you are a 30-year old Oxford, England-educated minister and you sail across the Atlantic Ocean to practice your religious beliefs in the way you desire and you discover the new boss is the same as the old boss? Well, if it is 1636 and the Massachusetts Bay colony and you are banished for your “newe and dangerous opinions against the authorities” like Roger Williams you go and live with a people who know nothing about such authority. And when you get lucky enough to be given some land on a navigable harbor you name your new settlement in gratitude “for God’s merciful providence unto me in my distress.” Williams made only civil laws for his new town. Each person would have the right to worship without interference or regulation by the state. Despite its welcoming disposition Providence grew slowly, due in large part to its topography. Williams’ land was dominated by hills that would in the future draw comparisons to the beauty of Rome and the splendid city that grew on its seven hills. But in the beginning it impeded farming and instead the early days found Providence a shipping and shipbuilding town. Trade was especially brisk between Providence Harbor and the West Indies in rum and molasses and slaves. Following the war, the economy shifted from maritime endeavors to manufacturing, particularly machinery, tools, silverware, jewelry and textiles. Providence boasted some of the largest manufacturing plants in the country, including Brown & Sharpe, Nicholson File, and Gorham Silverware, and at one time was America’s ninth-largest city. The city’s manufacturing boom lasted into the 1920s but was crippled when the nation spiraled into economic depression in the 1930s. The Great Hurricane of 1938 flooded the city and destroyed more businesses. Today, the city that once fashioned itself the “Beehive of Industry” is home to eight hospitals and seven institutions of higher learning, which has shifted the economy into service industries. Our downtown walking tour will visit the city’s arts district and financial district and governmental center. We’ll walk along Benefit Street where more than 200 restored houses, taverns and other buildings constructed by sea captains and shipbuilders have created the “Mile of History.” But first we’ll start where Roger Williams himself did, on the site of the original Rhode Island settlement, along a narrow strip of land between the river and the hills... Author: Doug Gelbert Kindle Edition: 46 pages Kindle eBook Company: Cruden Bay Books (2010-06-09) (2010-06-09) List Price: $0.99 Amazon Price: |
||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||
| The content of this web site is for your information only. For more disclaimer information, privacy policy, and assistance with linking to a mall or information center, please see the home page. Thanks for visiting www.freedomvillagemalls.com |