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    Newport Firsts: A Hundred Claims to Fame (RI)
    Newport Firsts: A Hundred Claims to Fame (RI)
    Newport Firsts: A Hundred Claims to Fame (RI)
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    Newport Firsts: A Hundred Claims to Fame (RI)

    By Brian M. Stinson

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    Newport, Rhode Island, has been a city of innovation since its beginning nearly four centuries ago. Some of the claims on a national level are true, while some have been greatly distorted over the years.


    The first law banning the importation of slaves in the colonies was enacted in the city, and the first Methodist church in the world with a steeple and bell is located here. But was the first female lighthouse keeper in America from here? Was Newport the first place where a medical lecture was given? Author and research historian Brian M. Stinson offers a chronological collection of vignettes detailing the city's many firsts.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe History Press
    Release dateApr 2, 2018
    ISBN9781439664216
    Newport Firsts: A Hundred Claims to Fame (RI)
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    Brian M. Stinson

    A research historian, author, documentarian and lecturer for thirty years, Brian Stinson grew up in Newport, RI. Stinson has been published in various publications including the Newport Daily News, Old Rhode Island, the Pineapple Post and the sailing publication WindCheck magazine. He was a regular contributor, photo researcher and research historian for Newport Life magazine for almost a decade, finishing in 2009. Stinson has also been a regular contributor to Newport This Week. He has done research for authors across the United States and is considered to be truly an expert on Newport, RI.

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