{"product_id":"hidden-history-of-rhode-island-not-to-be-forgotten-tales-of-the-ocean-state-9781596297289","title":"Hidden History of Rhode Island: Not-To-Be-Forgotten Tales of the Ocean State","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eHidden History of Rhode Island\u003c\/i\u003e delivers the best Ocean State stories you've never heard before. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurprising tales and unexpected anecdotes color Rhode Island's legacy, from the accounts of its three brave Titanic survivors to the whirlwind Revolutionary War romance between a Smithfield girl and a French viscount. Rhode Island historian Glenn Laxton uncovers the exceptional citizens whom history has forgotten, like Robert the Hermit, a man who endured three escapes from slavery before finding liberty and peace in Rumford; the illustrious Lippitt family, who spearheaded advancements in deaf education; and Christiana Bannister, a Narragansett tribe member, nineteenth-century entrepreneur and wife to the most successful African American artist of the time. With moments of tragedy, as in the Lexington steamboat disaster, as well as triumph, as in the case of small-town boy turned baseball hero Joe Connolly, Laxton reveals Rhode Island beneath the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781596297289\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d","brand":"Glenn Laxton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661182038172,"sku":"9781596297289","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6eb6b01d-2c5c-48f4-b115-98d6cea4f059.jpg?v=1603898856","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hidden-history-of-rhode-island-not-to-be-forgotten-tales-of-the-ocean-state-9781596297289","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}