5 days ago
Why Did Rhode Island Merchants Resist Non-Importation in 1767?
It’s a great puzzle of the Revolutionary era. Before 1767, Rhode Island was one of the most gung-ho colonies in resisting British intervention. Newporters had fired on imperial customs enforcers, …
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4 months ago
Roger Williams: Founder of Economic Development
Most Rhode Islanders know Roger Williams as the founder of the colony, as well as the great advocate for separating church and state. But we can also see him as …
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12 months ago
Did Rhode Island Matter in the American Revolution?
We Rhode Islanders pat ourselves on the back a lot, including when it comes to the Revolution. But did the colony (and later state) really matter much in bringing about …
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3 years ago
Self-Determination in Rhode Island and Massachusetts
A book review: The City State of Boston: The Rise and Fall of an Atlantic Power, 1630-1865. By Mark Peterson. Princeton University Press, 2019.
Once upon a time there was …
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4 years ago
How Hasbro Succeeded in Post-Industrial Rhode Island
A book review: Kid Number One: Alan Hassenfeld and Hasbro, by G. Wayne Miller (Pawtucket, RI: Stillwater River Publications, 2019).
It is arguably Rhode Island’s biggest economic success story since …
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