Forgotten Tales of Rhode Island

Few Rhode Islanders remember the day a German submarine suddenly surfaced in Newport Harbor, or the escape of a bear, tiger and panther from a circus train on the Stonington Railroad. Still fewer may have heard about the World War II fighter plane that crash-landed in the middle of a secret listening post for intercepting enemy radio signals, tucked away on a farm in Scituate. "Forgotten Tales" digs deep into Rhode Island's history and unearths little-known stories and folklore that span three centuries.
Read about the undertaker who dug his own grave, midnight gold diggers using magical diagrams, Smithfield's 'suicide bridge' and a pet elephant with a unique Achilles heel. Jim Ignasher delivers a strong dose of local color in this fascinating anecdotal history of the Ocean State.

Product details

• Authors: Jim Ignasher
• Publisher: The History Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2008
• EAN: 9781596295865
• ISBN: 978-1-59629-586-5
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 173 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 159 g
• Series: Forgotten Tales
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous