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Audience

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Author

Baker, Charlotte Alice, 1833-1909

Carroll, Peter N

Chet, Guy, 1968

Clark, Charles E., 1929

Coleman, Emma Lewis

Mayo, Matthew P

Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917

Vaughan, Alden T., 1929

Subject

New England -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Frontier and pioneer life -- New England

Frontier and pioneer life -- New England -- History

Indian captivities -- North America

Indians of North America -- New England -- History

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10121 | Adult | Book | Non-Fiction

10131 | Adult | Book | Local History

10136 | Adult | Book | Special Collection

10134 | Adult | Book | Reference

10135 | Adult | Book | Rhode Island Non-Fiction

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New_England_frontier

1) New England frontier: Puritans and Indians, 1620-1675

Author

Vaughan, Alden T

Language

English

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Barrington - Non-Fiction (Main Floor)
974 VAU
1 available

Burrillville (Jesse Smith) - Adult Non-Fiction
974.02 VAU
1 available

East Greenwich - R.I. Collection
R I 973.2 VAU
1 available

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"Presents an interpretation of Puritan-Indian relations between 1620 and 1675, arguing that the first two generations of Puritan settlers had relatively cordial relationships with their Native neighbors."--

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Bootleggers__lobstermen___lumberjacks

2) Bootleggers, lobstermen & lumberjacks: fifty of the grittiest moments in the history of hardscrabble New England

Author

Mayo, Matthew P

Publisher

Globe Pequot

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

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Cranston Central - Adult Non-Fiction
974 MAY
1 available

Cross' Mills - Adult Non-Fiction (Lower Level)
974 May
1 available

Davisville - Adult Non-Fiction
974 MAY
1 available

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The story of New England is built on an endless armature of fascinating tales of Yankee ingenuity and hardy, intrepid characters. Bootleggers, Lobstermen, and Lumberjacks takes the top fifty wildest episodes in the region's bygone days and presents them to the reader in one convenient, narrative-driven package. Including incredible but true tales of hardy Yankee hill folk and crusty seafarers engaged in all manner of amazing activity—from

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New_England_captives_carried_to_Canada_between_1677_and_1760__during_the_French_and_Indian_wars

3) New England captives carried to Canada between 1677 and 1760, during the French and Indian wars

Author

Coleman, Emma Lewis

Language

English

Book
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Cranston Central - Adult Non-Fiction
974 COL
1 available

Cranston Central - Adult Reference
GENEALOGY 974 .02 COL
1 available

East Greenwich - R.I. Collection
973.2 COL
2 available

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The_eastern_frontier

4) The eastern frontier: the settlement of northern New England, 1610-1763

Author

Clark, Charles E

Language

English

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Barrington - Non-Fiction (Main Floor)
974 C592
1 available

Central Falls (Adams Memorial) - Adult Non-Fiction
974 Cla
1 available

North Kingstown - Non-Fiction (Lower Level)
974.02 Cla
1 available

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"An account of the settlement of southern New Hampshire and southern Maine before 1763, with an emphasis on the development of a distinctive culture."--

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Puritanism_and_the_wilderness

5) Puritanism and the wilderness: the intellectual significance of the New England frontier, 1629-1700

Author

Carroll, Peter N

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Pub. Date

[1969]

Language

English

Book
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Barrington - Non-Fiction (Main Floor)
917.4 C319
1 available

East Providence (Weaver) - Adult Non-Fiction
973.2 Car
1 available

Providence Public - Level 2 Book Stacks
917.4 C319p
1 available

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New_England_encounters

6) New England encounters: Indians and Euroamericans ca. 1600-1850

Publisher

Northeastern University Press

Pub. Date

[1999]

Language

English

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Little Compton (Brownell) - Adult Non-Fiction
970.4 New
1 available

Middletown - Adult Non-Fiction
970.474 NEW
1 available

Pawtucket - Adult Non-Fiction
E 78 N5 N48 1999
1 available

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Dawnland_encounters

7) Dawnland encounters: Indians and Europeans in northern New England

Publisher

University Press of New England

Pub. Date

[1991]

Language

English

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Bristol (Rogers Free) - Adult Non-Fiction
974 D
1 available

Cranston Central - Adult Non-Fiction
974 .00497 DAW
1 available

Providence Public - Level 2 Book Stacks
974 D271
1 available

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People_of_the_Wachusett

8) People of the Wachusett: greater New England in history and memory, 1630-1860

Author

Publisher

Cornell University Press

Pub. Date

[1999]

Language

English

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Little Compton (Brownell) - Adult Non-Fiction
974.02 Jaf
1 available

Pawtucket - Adult Non-Fiction
F 7 J34 1999
1 available

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Maj__Brian_Pendleton_in_New_Hampshire_and_Maine

9) Maj. Brian Pendleton in New Hampshire and Maine

Author

Publisher

[publisher not identified]

Pub. Date

[between 1900 and 1999?]

Language

English

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Westerly - Local History (2nd Floor-Special Collections)
B Pendleton L.H.
1 available

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True_stories_of_New_England_captives_carried_to_Canada_during_the_old_French_and_Indian_wars

10) True stories of New England captives carried to Canada during the old French and Indian wars

Author

Baker, Charlotte Alice

Series

Heritage classic

Publisher

Heritage Books

Pub. Date

1990.

Language

English

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Portsmouth - Adult Reference
REF 970.1 BAK LOCAL CASE
1 available

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Conquering_the_American_wilderness

11) Conquering the American wilderness: the triumph of European warfare in the colonial northeast

Author

Publisher

University of Massachusetts Press

Pub. Date

[2003]

Language

English

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Pawtucket - Adult Non-Fiction
F 8 C49 2003
1 available

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