{"product_id":"dutch-island-and-fort-greble-9780738563657","title":"Dutch Island and Fort Greble","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDutch Island and Fort Greble, a fascinating visual journey through the past, will delight and educate both the avid historian and the casual observer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDutch Island is an 81-acre island situated at the southern end of the West Passage to Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. It served an important role in our country's military history, from its acquisition by the United States Army in 1864 until its closing by the military in 1947. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume is the first pictorial history illustrating the military development and facilities of Fort Greble on Dutch Island, spanning the period from the Civil War to World War II. Readers will step back in time and wander through the early earthworks and different incarnations of Fort Greble, stroll along the pristine parade ground before it was covered in briar and bramble, gaze upon the huge coastal artillery guns pointing toward the sea, and watch uniformed soldiers performing their duties on this fortified island. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Walter K. Schroder, author of Defenses of Narragansett Bay, has compiled an amazing collection of photographs, many from the official federal archives, that detail and examine a memorable chapter in our country's military past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738563657\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.51w x 0.43d","brand":"Walter K. Schroder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41285364646069,"sku":"9780738563657","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_892c97ae-5d50-481f-b0d0-519ed7c7e4fb.jpg?v=1635224306","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dutch-island-and-fort-greble-9780738563657","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}