Rhode Island Library Burrillville As It Was and As It Is

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Knowles, Anthony & Co. Printers; Providence, 1856. Hardcover. A Very Good, brown embossed binding with title on spine, binding intact, starting hinges, small abrasion top front board fore-edge, bit of fraying to spine edges, top text block edge a bit dusty, some age toning to pages, small moisture stain top edge of prelims, without Dust wrapper. A nice, overall clean and unmarked copy. Contents include Tradition (Indians); Wilderness (deer, fish, wolves); Old Times (Shay's Rebellion, taxes); Old Places (Money Rocks, Snake Dens, Old Paul House); Natural History; Glocester and Its Division; Modern Legislation (taxes, town council, smallpox); Old Men (Harringtons, Joktan Putnam, Capt. William Rhodes); Internal Improvements (roads, Woonasquatucket River); Education (schoolhouses, Henry Barnard, libraries); Temperance; Freedom (Fugitive Slave Law, women's rights); Religion (Clarrissa Danforth, Millerism, Smith's Academy, Methodists, Church of England, Universalists); Nature (Wallum Lake, canal company, Buck Hill); Factories (Burrillville Cotton Gin, Old Burrillville Bank, Mapleville); The Present (climate, employment, factories, school, quilting bees, husking frolic, going to the shore). 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 170pp., appendix. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book. N° de ref. del artículo 111111112620

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