Author: John Eric AuwaerterPublisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 198
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Cultural Landscape Report for Roger Williams National Memorial
Author: John Eric AuwaerterPublisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 198
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Roger Williams's ''Christenings Make Not Christians,'' 1645
Author: Roger WilliamsPublisher:
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Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 362
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Roger Williams National Monument (N.M.), Environmental Assessment (EA) B1; Statement for Management (1978) B2; Interpretive Prospectus, First Draft (1979)
Author: Roger Williams
Author: Edwin S. GaustadPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199760534
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
The founder of Rhode Island and of the first Baptist Church in America, an original and passionate advocate for religious freedom, a rare New England colonist who befriended Native Americans and took seriously their culture and their legal rights, Roger Williams is the forgotten giant among the first English colonists. Now, Edwin S. Gaustad, a leading expert on the life of Roger Williams, offers a vividly written and authoritative biography of the most far-seeing of the early settlers--the first such biography written for a general audience. Readers follow Roger and Mary Williams on their 1631 journey to Boston, where he soon became embroiled in many controversies, most notably, his claim that the colonists had unjustly taken Native American lands and his argument that civil authorities could not enforce religious duties. Soon banished for these troubling (if farsighted) views, Williams wandered for fourteen weeks in bitter snow until he bought land from the Narragansett Indians and founded Providence, which soon became a sanctuary for religious freedom and a refuge for dissenters of all stripes. The book discusses Williams' journey back to London, where he sought legal recognition of his colony, spread his enlightened views on Native Americans, and (alongside John Milton) fought passionately for religious freedom. Gaustad also describes how the royal charter of Rhode Island, obtained by Williams in 1663, would become the blueprint of religious freedom for many other colonies and a foundation stone for the First Amendment. Here then is a vibrant portrait of a great American who is truly worthy of remembrance.
Roger Williams National Memorial, Rhode Island
Author: Roger Williams in an Elevator
Author: Karen PetitPublisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1973601990
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Youre banished! Its the twenty-first century. You cant banish me like Roger Williams was. Its our elevator. We can do what we want to! Fred reached into his pocket and took out a gun. When he pointed it upward toward Kate, she jumped away from the top of the shaking elevator and moved over to the ladder. As she gripped one of the rusty metal rungs, she felt a rush of wind behind her. The sounds of screaming voices and scraping metal fell downward with the elevator through the shaft. As the protagonist of Roger Williams in an Elevator, Kate Odyssey is a resident of Rhode Island and a descendant of Roger Williams. After she becomes trapped in a partially destroyed building, she helps people who are trapped inside of eight different elevators: yelling, accounting, liberty, watery, fiery, falling, sharing, and hidden. The different elevator communities create their own rules and freedoms. Events from these communities are connected to Roger Williamss seventeenth-century search for freedom. In her dreams and reality, Kate meets Roger Williams and his legacy. During her journey, she sees statues of Roger Williams and historic items in the Rhode Island State House. Photos of these attractions appear in Roger Williams in an Elevator.
The National Park Service in the Northeast
Author: Dwight T. PitcaithleyPublisher:
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Category : Cultural property
Languages : en
Pages : 282
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The Bloudy Tenent, of Persecution
Author: Roger WilliamsPublisher:
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Category : Freedom of religion
Languages : en
Pages : 468
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Laws Relating to the National Park Service, the National Parks and Monuments
Author: United StatesPublisher:
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Category : National parks and reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 568
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Laws Relating to the National Park Service
Author: United StatesPublisher:
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Category : National parks and reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 566
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