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Rhode Island Amusement Parks

Author : Rob Lewis
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439637296
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Rhode Island Amusement Parks written by Rob Lewis and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1998-10-16 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rhode Island Amusement Parks brings back the memories of a time less complicated than the present, when a sense of family held communities together. Rhode Islanders were once able to enjoy amusement parks without traveling far; the state was home to several ocean front parks as early as the mid-18th century, with some of them surviving into the late 19th century. Photographers Rob Lewis and Ryan Young have embarked on a journey to discover the amusement parks of the past in this delightful and unprecedented collection of images. View the parks that provided a recreational outlet for so many Rhode Island families and the visitors who frequented them. Scenes from several neighboring Massachusetts amusement parks are also pictured. The images in this collection are from two large private archives as well as treasured family collections. Special highlights include photographs of hand-operated rides of the 1800s and views of President Taft's plane, which landed at Sandy Beach in 1911. Also featured is Vanity Fair, an amusement park that lasted only five years during the first decade of this century. Residents of these communities will enjoy seeing Rhode Island as it once was and will witness the changes it has endured over the years.

Rhode Island's Amusement Parks

Author : Rob Lewis
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing (SC)
ISBN 13 : 9780752413020
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Rhode Island's Amusement Parks written by Rob Lewis and published by Arcadia Publishing (SC). This book was released on 1998-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Rocky Point Park

Author : David Bettencourt
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467123366
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Rocky Point Park written by David Bettencourt and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1938, a tremendous hurricane devastated southern New England, including Rocky Point Park. The shore dining hall was washed away, and the roller coaster lay in ruins. Owners began to look into other options for this beautiful 80 acres of land along the coastline of Narragansett Bay. The park's future was in jeopardy until 1948, when Providence businessman Vincent Ferla bought it and brought it back to life. He revitalized the midway and brought in new and exciting rides, and on the park's first day back, more than 35,000 people visited. The park thrived for nearly 50 years until its eventual closure in 1995. Today, this scenic spot along the Atlantic Ocean has been returned to the people of Rhode Island as a nature preserve and is flourishing once again.

Rhode Island Rollercoasters!

Author : Carole Marsh
Publisher : Carole Marsh Books
ISBN 13 : 0793353424
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book Rhode Island Rollercoasters! written by Carole Marsh and published by Carole Marsh Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Murder at Rocky Point Park: Tragedy in Rhode Island's Summer Paradise

Author : Kelly Sullivan Pezza
Publisher : History Press Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781540223623
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (236 download)

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Download or read book Murder at Rocky Point Park: Tragedy in Rhode Island's Summer Paradise written by Kelly Sullivan Pezza and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a summer day in 1893, little Maggie Sheffield was murdered. Maggie's own father did the unthinkable against a backdrop of laughter and barrel organ music at Rocky Point Amusement Park. The tragedy aroused a strange reaction from the peaceable community of Warwick, Rhode Island. Many seemed to be more concerned for the murderer, Frank Sheffield, than for his young victim. Frank was rumored to be insane or addicted to drugs, and after a trial, he was found not guilty by reason of insanity. The murder did not tarnish Rocky Point's reputation as a premier destination, and the park operated until 1995. Investigating official records and newspaper archives, author Kelly Sullivan Pezza uncovers the facts and oddities behind a grim crime in Rhode Island's summer paradise.

Afterimages

Author : C. J. Fisher
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1418457086
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (184 download)

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Download or read book Afterimages written by C. J. Fisher and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2004-08 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hurry, Hurry! Step right up! Secure all loose articles. Stay seated and keep your hands inside the cars. This is going to be one nonstop thrill ride! Join Rhode Island shopkeeper Lydia Gwyndorra, as she takes us along through one mystifying summer season down by the sea and sand. Meet her three neighbors: beautiful but troubled Skyler; straight thinking engineer Jeff; and cocky, arrogant Kristin. They all live on the third floor of a new oceanfront apartment building, and it strikes Lydia right away how her neighbors arrived there under strange, yet similar, circumstances. Now, the inexplicable events occurring in their building are growing in intensity. In other words, the place is haunted! Once Lydia discovers that the great amusement park, Fantasima Pointe by the Sea, once occupied the site where they now live, things begin to make more sense. As she researches stories from the past, she begins to realize how they relate to what's happening now. But she can't figure it all out on her own, and time seems to be running out. Why does the shadow of the amusement park remain, and why were they all brought together at this particular place and time? Can Lydia, Kristin, Jeff, and Skyler, put together all the pieces of this paranormal puzzle before the terrifying past repeats itself? 'Afterimages' contains the elements of an old-fashioned ghost story, a disaster movie, a time-travel adventure, and a quirky sense of humor all twisted together with a new-age philosophy that makes it just a little thought provoking. Most of the story's setting is fictional, but at times it interacts with real places and history. Have fun, that's what it's all about!

Annual Report, Volume 1, Issues 3-5

Author : Rhode Island Metropolitan Park Commi
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781022558120
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (581 download)

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Download or read book Annual Report, Volume 1, Issues 3-5 written by Rhode Island Metropolitan Park Commi and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report from the Rhode Island Metropolitan Park Commission provides information on the development and maintenance of public parks in the year 1903. Includes detailed descriptions of park layouts, facilities, and planned improvements. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Rhode Island, a Guide to the Smallest State,

Author : Best Books on
Publisher : Best Books on
ISBN 13 : 1623760380
Total Pages : 619 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (237 download)

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Download or read book Rhode Island, a Guide to the Smallest State, written by Best Books on and published by Best Books on. This book was released on 1937 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: written by workers of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works progress administration for the state of Rhode Island ...

Rhode Island

Author : Best of Images of America
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738507552
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Rhode Island written by Best of Images of America and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Guide Book to the Reservations of the Metropolitan Park System of Rhode Island

Author : Metropolitan Park Commission (R.I.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Guide Book to the Reservations of the Metropolitan Park System of Rhode Island written by Metropolitan Park Commission (R.I.) and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Amusement Park

Author : Stephen M. Silverman
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal
ISBN 13 : 0316416479
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book The Amusement Park written by Stephen M. Silverman and published by Black Dog & Leventhal. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the electrifying, never-before-told true story of amusement parks, from the middle ages to present day, and meet the colorful (and sometimes criminal) characters who are responsible for their enchanting charms. Step right up! The Amusement Park is a rich, anecdotal history that begins nine centuries ago with the "pleasure gardens" of Europe and England and ends with the most elaborate modern parks in the world. It's a history told largely through the stories of the colorful, sometimes hedonistic characters who built them, including: Showmen like Joseph and Nicholas Schenck and Marcus Loew DIV 0pt? 0in MARGIN:Railroad barons Andrew Mellon and Henry E. Huntington/div DIV 0pt? 0in MARGIN:The men who ultimately destroyed the parks, including Robert Moses and Fred Trump/div DIV 0pt? 0in MARGIN:Gifted artisans and craft-people who brought the parks to life/div DIV 0pt? 0in MARGIN:An amazing cast of supporting players, from Al Capone to Annie Oakley/div And, of course, this is a full-throttle celebration of the rides, those marvels of engineering and heart-stopping thrills from an author, Stephen Silverman, whose life-long passion for his subject shines through. The parks and fairs featured include the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, Coney Island, Steeplechase Park, Dreamland, Euclid Beach Park, Cedar Point, Palisades Park, Ferrari World, Dollywood, Sea World, Six Flags Great Adventure, Universal Studios, Disney World and Disneyland, and many more.

Scandalous Newport, Rhode Island

Author : Larry Stanford
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625844913
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Scandalous Newport, Rhode Island written by Larry Stanford and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newport, Rhode Island, is renowned for its stunning cliff-side vistas and the luxurious summer homes of the Gilded Age elite. Yet the opulent facades of the City by the Sea concealed the scintillating scandals, eccentric characters and unsolved mysteries of its wealthiest families. Learn how Cornelius Vanderbilt III was cut out of the family's fortune for his unapproved marriage to Grace Wilson and how John F. Kennedy's marriage to a Newport debutante helped to secure his presidency. Travel to the White Horse Tavern, where a vengeful specter still waits for his supposed murderer to return to the scene, and discover the mysterious voyage of the "Sea Bird" and its missing crew. Historian Larry Stanford searches the dark corners of Newport's past to expose these scandalous tales and more.

Amusement Parks

Author : Jim Hillman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0747813582
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (478 download)

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Download or read book Amusement Parks written by Jim Hillman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-10 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Jones's Woods, America's first amusement resort, to Coney Island during the golden age of the mid-1900s, and well beyond into the twenty-first century, the thrills of the amusement park have been a treasured part of childhood for Americans from coast to coast. Though many of the country's grand amusement treasures have now vanished, and many other parks are struggling for survival, their memory and legacy are very much alive: there will be a fascination with these American classics as long as the clatter of the old coaster cars and the thumping of the carousel band organ remains. Through thoroughly researched text and historic images, Amusement Parks author and park enthusiast Jim Hillman captures the sights, smells, and continuing vitality of a grand American tradition.

The WPA Guide to Rhode Island

Author : Federal Writers' Project
Publisher : Trinity University Press
ISBN 13 : 1595342370
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book The WPA Guide to Rhode Island written by Federal Writers' Project and published by Trinity University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers’ Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country’s shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authors—many of whom would later become celebrated literary figures—were commissioned to write these important books. John Steinbeck, Saul Bellow, Zora Neale Hurston, and Ralph Ellison are among the more than 6,000 writers, editors, historians, and researchers who documented this celebration of local histories. Photographs, drawings, driving tours, detailed descriptions of towns, and rich cultural details exhibit each state’s unique flavor. The WPA Guide to the smallest state in the United States, Rhode Island, is by no means the shortest guide in this series. The Ocean State has a rich and extensive history which provides plenty of material to be covered. Despite a small geographic region, there is plenty of historical sites, photographs of churches and houses, and plenty of driving tours.

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Publisher : Youguide International BV
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book written by and published by Youguide International BV. This book was released on with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sea Kayaking and Stand Up Paddling Connecticut, Rhode Island, and the Long Island Sound

Author : David Fasulo
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493024469
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Sea Kayaking and Stand Up Paddling Connecticut, Rhode Island, and the Long Island Sound written by David Fasulo and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The kayak touring, stand up paddling, and kayak fishing along the Connecticut and Rhode Island coast is some of the finest in the country. Most of these waters are protected from large ocean swells, while ocean currents allow for lively waters and abundant sea life. These conditions permit beginners and experts alike to explore the many islands, coastal preserves, and dramatic coastlines in Long Island Sound, Fishers Island Sound, Block Island Sound, and Narragansett Bay. Along with over 100 photographs, Sea Kayaking and Stand Up Paddling Connecticut, Rhode Island, and the Long Island Sound provides readers with over 40: Kayak tours, and rough water play areas, for the beginner and advanced paddler Preferred areas for Stand Up Paddlers Kayak fishing areas and tips Maps with overviews of the paddling circuits and launches Utilizing the author’s vast knowledge of these waters, Sea Kayaking and Stand Up Paddling Connecticut, Rhode Island, and the Long Island Sound is an exceptionally comprehensive resource for all car-top boaters in this region.

The Providence and Rhode Island Cookbook

Author : Linda Beaulieu
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762751827
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book The Providence and Rhode Island Cookbook written by Linda Beaulieu and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jonnycakes, gaggers, and stuffies are not typically found on restaurant menus. Chorizo, quahogs, and coffee cabinets are uncommon as well. In the diners, restaurants, and homes of Rhode Island, however, these foods are well known and part of a vibrant food subculture. With a population of barely one million people, Rhode Island has a surprising number of local dishes, food traditions, and culinary terms that are unique to the state. Author Linda Beaulieu explores the food of Rhode Island, especially in and around Providence, and discusses how such a small state can have so many big flavors. In The Providence and Rhode Island Cookbook, the author shares recipes from talented chefs, family, and friends. These recipes highlight the bounty of native seafood and produce, as well as celebrate the ethnic mix of people and the characters who have populated the state over time. Find recipes for Buddy Cianci's Marinara Sauce or Linguine a la Nirope ("Nirope" stands for Nick, Ron, and Pete Cardi, local businessmen and owners of the Cardi furniture chain); make a Wimpy Skimpy (spinach pie); and discover why Rhode Island chowder is like none other.