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001 2013002184
003 DLC
005 20150416081207.0
008 130204s2013 scuab b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2013002184
020 $a9781609499020
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us-ri
050 00 $aF89.P957$bG43 2013
082 00 $a974.5/2$223
100 1 $aGeake, Robert A.
245 12 $aA history of the Providence River :$bWith the Moshassuck, Woonasquatucket & Seekonk Tributaries /$cRobert A. Geake ; Foreword by Patrick T. Conley, Historian Laureate of Rhode Island.
264 1 $aCharleston :$bThe History Press,$c2013.
300 $a172 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 171-172).
505 0 $aPrologue -- The Founding of Providence -- Privateers, Prizes and the River in Revolution -- The Age of Ships and their Masters -- Livelihoods Along the River -- Changes To The Waterfront -- An Industrial River -- Steamboats Along the River -- Ferries Across the River -- The World Comes to Providence -- Recreation on the River -- Hurricanes Wreck Havoc on the River -- Shipbuilding in the War -- Troubled Waters -- The River Renewed -- A Future of Both Promise and Uncertainty.
651 0 $aProvidence River (R.I.)$xHistory.
651 0 $aProvidence (R.I.)$xHistory.
651 0 $aProvidence (R.I.)$xEconomic conditions.
651 0 $aProvidence River Region (R.I.)$xHistory.
650 0 $aRiver life$zRhode Island$zProvidence River Region$xHistory.
651 0 $aMoshassuck River (R.I.)$xHistory.
651 0 $aWoonasquatucket River (R.I.)$xHistory.
651 0 $aSeekonk River (R.I.)$xHistory.
700 1 $aConley, Patrick T.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1307/2013002184-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1307/2013002184-d.html