{"product_id":"narragansett-by-the-sea-9780738563626","title":"Narragansett By-The-Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis collection of historic photographs and illustrations will guide you through quaint Narragansett's early years into its peak in the late 19th century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarragansett By-the-Sea is a narrow strip of land along the southwestern shore of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. A sparsely populated agricultural society in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Narragansett was transformed in the nineteenth century into one of America's busiest and most popular seaside resorts. A remarkable collection of historic photographs and illustrations will guide the reader through Narragansett's early years into its golden age at the end of the nineteenth century. See the growth of great wooden hotels, the establishment of a railroad, and the summer cottage period. Share the excitement of the rich and the famous as they were drawn to the finest beach in the northeast and the unique Narragansett Casino, which offered dining, dancing, theater, lawn tennis, and bowling. The quaint charm of Narragansett is what sets it apart from other seaside resorts.\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 07\/06\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738563626\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.36w x 0.33d","brand":"Sallie W. Latimer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38012944449717,"sku":"9780738563626","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b3b5b40a-e980-4e11-9967-55c7c0831ccf.jpg?v=1609138539","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/narragansett-by-the-sea-9780738563626","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}