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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
A Checklist of American Imprints for ...
Author: The History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Author: Thomas Williams BicknellPublisher:
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Category : Rhode Island
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Nineteenth Century Short-title Catalogue: phase 1. 1816-1870
Author: The Economic & Social Transformation of Rural Rhode Island, 1780-1850
Author: Daniel P. JonesPublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
The industrial revolution brought innovations to the region--turnpikes, tax-supported schools, and cotton-mill dams--that were at first strenuously resisted by the local settlers; however, they eventually adopted the intrusive forms of modernization. In addition, accommodating themselves to the tangible demands of an industrializing state evoked a change in their religious practices, as they abandoned the idiosyncratic practices of the Six-Principle Baptist sect in favor of the more cosmopolitan Free-Will Baptism. The struggles that took place in the rural regions of a commercializing nation have left their mark. As Jones notes in his preface, "From the vantage point of postindustrial United States, the triumph of commercial civilization and its values seems to have been inevitable.
The Christian Union
Author: Temperance and Prohibition in Massachusetts, 1813-1852
Author: Robert L. HampelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Outlook
Author: Alfred Emanuel SmithPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
Widener Library Shelflist: American history
Author: Harvard University. LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 958
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History of Scituate, Massachusetts
Author: Samuel DeanePublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
History of Scituate, Massachusetts, From Its First Settlement to 1831 by Samuel Deane, first published in 1831, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
Prominent Families of New York
Author: Lyman Horace WeeksPublisher:
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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