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Untold Stories from World War II Rhode Island

By: Christian McBurney,Norman Desmarais,Varoujan Karentz

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Untold Stories from World War II Rhode Island

By: Christian McBurney,Norman Desmarais,Varoujan Karentz

Following the success of World War II Rhode Island, author Christian McBurney returns, with new coauthors Norman Desmarais and Varoujan Karentz, to present extraordinary personal stories of local contributions to the war effort. From John F. Kennedy's training as a PT boat commander at Melville to George H.W. Bush's training as a pilot at Charlestown, the smallest state played an oversized role preparing navy officers and sailors. Important innovations are credited here too. Radar used on night-flying aircraft was developed at Jamestown's Spraycliff Observatory and tested at Charlestown, and at Davisville, Seabees developed a pontoon aircraft landing field tested on Narragansett Bay. Scituate was home to the nation's most successful spy listening station. After these and more captivating stories are revealed, the final chapter details existing World War II sites across the state readers can visit.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439668329

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9781439668320

Untold Stories from World War II Rhode Island

By: Christian McBurney,Norman Desmarais,Varoujan Karentz

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Beavertail Light Station

By: Varoujan Karentz

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Beavertail Light Station

By: Varoujan Karentz

250 years of history about America's 3rd oldest lighthouse, beginning before the Revolutionary War, about the people, its development, and those that used this navigation aid at the entrance of Narragansett Bay. Technological innovation and federal bureaucratic conflict as four different organizations beginning in 1749 attempt to improve operations and reliability. Navigation hazards, shipwrecks, piloting, light improvements and fog signal experiments made Rhode Island's Beavertail Light Station one of the most important landmarks in New England. The book follows the early slave trade and Colonists who insisted the lighthouse be built and describes the work ethics and reporting requirements of the generations of 'Keepers' who tended the light. Modern methods, electricity and improved operations are taken over by the US Coast Guard to automate the light station replacing whale oil and fossil fuel burners used by the US Lighthouse Board during the 1800's

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1419688472

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Untold Stories from World War II Rhode Island

Untold Stories from World War II Rhode Island

Untold Stories from World War II Rhode Island

Untold Stories from World War II Rhode Island

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