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Anybody read "Providence" by Geoffrey Wolff (fiction)? Picked it up in a bargain bin a while ago, still haven't gotten around to it. Looks interesting.
Yeah, a long time ago. My memory is crap, though. I think it was an ok thriller.
There are so many books and articles about Providence and RI it is hard to make any short list. One could spend a lifetime reading up on RI history. This bibliography is a start to browse through and pinpoint some interesting topics:
Don’t forget the public library system. Its catalog search can be done by keyword. Try putting in Rhode Island fiction or Rhode Island authors (or if you already have a topic in mind like the Dorr War or Gaspee incident or Providence history) and don’t forget that any book can be requested and sent to your local branch from anywhere within the system. It’s free to any RI taxpayer. I believe loan requests you make from libraries outside the system may carry a small charge.
Also try a subject search by going to the classic catalog and selecting subject- some times keyword searching can be overly broad. You can also, of course, search by author in the classic catalog. You can also hone down to publication date if you like to read history closer to the actual era in which it was written.
I believe Brown U bookstore on Thayer St also keeps a section on RI books and authors as would other local bookstores if you prefer to buy books (or browse and then get them from the library !).
The Providence Atheneum is also good and open to the public.
Thanks Holly. I've been wanting to learn more about the mill strikes in Crompton where the National Guard was called in. You've given me a good starting point.
You're welcome. I'd start with Scott Molloy who writes about the history of labor strikes in RI. He's a prof at URI. Check the OSLIB catalog for some of his books.
Rhode Island History magazine published by the RIHS also has tons of related articles.
Yeah, a long time ago. My memory is crap, though. I think it was an ok thriller.
I read it a long time ago and just revisited it while trying to make space on the paperback shelf. It was OK, not great. If anyone wants it, feel free to come to Oak Hill and pick it up
I'm a fan of books on local history, and I'm fortunate enough to have a copy of The Old Stone Bank History of Rhode Island, Volume III. It's a collection of radio essays by historian John Williams Haley that originally aired on WJAR beginning in the 1920s and were collected in book form. Some articles from the series are online at quahog.org.
I'm a fan of books on local history, and I'm fortunate enough to have a copy of The Old Stone Bank History of Rhode Island, Volume III. It's a collection of radio essays by historian John Williams Haley that originally aired on WJAR beginning in the 1920s and were collected in book form. Some articles from the series are online at quahog.org.
you can find all 4 editions at the Woonsocket Library. There is also "Half a Century with the Journal" written in 1904.
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