| Rhode Island Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff Contributor(s): Brown, Seth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0762743387 ISBN-13: 9780762743384 Publisher: Globe Pequot Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2007 Annotation: Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Ocean State has to offer! Compete for the title of the Worst Example of Naval Architecture, the largest pumpkin, or the fastest rubber ducky. Visit the grave of a tuberculosis-causing vampire; the creator of the infamous science fiction universe "Cthulhu Mythos"; or the tomb/art collection of a late general and his wife. Enjoy some coffee milk, an Awful Awful, or an ice-cold Del's Frozen Lemonade. Whether you're a born-and-raised Rhode Islander or are a recent transplant, author Seth Brown will have you laughing out loud as he introduces you to the neighbors you never knew you had and takes you to places you never knew existed--right in your own backyard. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - Northeast - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) |
| Dewey: 917.45 |
| Series: Rhode Island Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6.34" W x 8.98" (0.96 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Geographic Orientation - Rhode Island - Cultural Region - Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A former Providence Journal columnist introduces you to the quintessential Rhode Island--its iconic foods (coffee milk, the Awful Awful, Del's lemonade, and Yacht Club Soda); its iconic monuments (the two-ton termite known as The Big Blue Bug, the Superman Building, and Mr. Potato Head); and its iconic events (Parade of the Ancients and Horribles, Best Dressed State Trooper Awards, and the Fools Regatta). |