{"product_id":"the-makers-of-modern-rhode-island-paperback","title":"The Makers of Modern Rhode Island - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick T. Conley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePicking up where Rhode Island's Founders left off Dr. Patrick T. Conley, Rhode Island's preeminent historian and president of the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame, takes us through the Ocean State's history from 1790 to 1860.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Learn how Samuel Slater, the Father of the Factory System, pioneered the making of modern Rhode Island, how Elizabeth Buffum Chace founded the Rhode Island Women's Suffrage Association and what political circumstances led Governor Thomas Wilson Dorr to the Dorr War in 1842. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis newly revised and updated edition includes colorful biographical sketches of fifty-six influential Rhode Islanders who helped shape the state's urban and industrial development into the modern Rhode Island of today, including some lesser-known Rhode Islanders, including Eliza Jumel and Adin Ballou.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Patrick T. Conley holds an AB from Providence College, an MA and PhD from the University of Notre Dame with highest honors and a JD from Suffolk University Law School. He has published eighteen books, including \u003ci\u003eCatholicism in Rhode Island: The Formative Era\u003c\/i\u003e (1976); \u003ci\u003eDemocracy in Decline: Rhode Island's Constitutional Development, 1775-1841\u003c\/i\u003e (1977); \u003ci\u003eAn Album of Rhode Island History, 1636-1986\u003c\/i\u003e (1986); \u003ci\u003eThe Constitution and the States\u003c\/i\u003e (1988); \u003ci\u003eThe Bill of Rights and the States\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), with John Kaminski; \u003ci\u003eLiberty and Justice: A History of Law and Lawyers in Rhode Island, 1636-1998\u003c\/i\u003e (1998); and \u003ci\u003eThe Rhode Island Constitution: A Reference Guide\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), with Justice Robert G. Flanders, as well as more than a score of scholarly articles on history, law, ethnic studies, religion and political science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 9.08 x 6.15 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52585537110309,"sku":"9781467154024","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/yxGIv-lX9I9781467154024.webp?v=1781602188","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/the-makers-of-modern-rhode-island-paperback","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}