Bibliograph

The leaders of Rhode Island's golden age, Patrick T. Conley ; with contributions by the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame

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The leaders of Rhode Island's golden age, Patrick T. Conley ; with contributions by the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

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mapsportraitsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The leaders of Rhode Island's golden age

Oclc number

1079848567

Responsibility statement

Patrick T. Conley ; with contributions by the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame

Summary

Picking up where The Makers of Modern Rhode Island left off, Dr. Patrick T. Conley, president of the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame, takes us through the golden age of the state's history, from 1861 to 1900. It was during this period that Rhode Island played a leadership role in the Industrial Revolution. From military leaders like General Ambrose Burnside to social reformers such as Sarah Elizabeth Doyle and architects Charles F. McKim and Stanford White, they ensured that the state's contributions to the nation would never be forgotten. This volume includes more than one hundred biographical sketches of influential Rhode Islanders who helped make this brief span of time the greatest in the state's history

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