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Benjamin Church, The First American Ranger
2 years ago

Benjamin Church, The First American Ranger

Eric B. Schultz and Michael J. Tougias, authors of an excellent history of King Phillips’ War (also called Metacom’s War), accurately describe the war as “America’s Forgotten Conflict.”  It was …
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Newport Tennis Continues After It Loses the Championships  and It Gains the Tennis Hall of Fame
2 years ago

Newport Tennis Continues After It Loses the Championships and It Gains the Tennis Hall of Fame

[Editor’s Note:  I first attended a tennis match at the Casino at Newport in 1969, when I was eleven years old. I had the pleasure of seeing stars such as …
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New Rhode Island History Book: Christian McBurney’s Dark Voyage: An American Privateer’s War on Britain’s African Slave Trade
2 years ago

New Rhode Island History Book: Christian McBurney’s Dark Voyage: An American Privateer’s War on Britain’s African Slave Trade

I am pleased to announce the release of my latest book!

The book is entitled Dark Voyage: An American Privateer’s War on Britain’s African Slave Trade (Westholme, 2022). The book …
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The Banisters of Rhode Island in the American Revolution, Liberty and the Costs of Loyalties: A Book Review
2 years ago

The Banisters of Rhode Island in the American Revolution, Liberty and the Costs of Loyalties: A Book Review

Marian Mathison Desrosiers, The Banisters of Rhode Island in the American Revolution: Liberty and the Costs of Loyalties (Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2021).

In 2017, Marian Mathison Desrosiers, formerly a …
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