Newport, 1800-1850: A Paper Read before the Unity Club

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12 page pamphlet; contains: * Navigation by sailing packet * The vessels of the early century * Habits of the inhabitants * The spinning wheel and hand loom * The facilities for travel * A long voyage * The advance of science * Looking to a seafaring life * Newport in the state government * The ropewalks * The old distilleries * No new houses * The decadence of business * Beginning of the shipbuilding industry * Summer visitors * A new era * The hotel regime * Newport loses its homogeneity * Building mills * The Coddington mill * The influence of outsiders * Newport's limited area * Government officials in the early century; original cardboard wrappers; very good condition. (U.S. orders will be shipped from Vermont on request) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. N° de ref. del artículo 009284

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