“Lives of Quiet Desperation: Community and Polity in New England Over Four Centuries: The Cases of Portsmouth and Foster, Rhode Island.” Back Metadata Thumbnail Share Title"Lives of Quiet Desperation: Community and Polity in New England Over Four Centuries: The Cases of Portsmouth and Foster, Rhode Island."Description"The institution of town meeting government." Abstracted in DAI, 52:9A (1992), 3325. Preview is available through link and attached.Author and ContributorsFerraro, William Michael.Date Published1991Document FormatTypescriptLink to Full Texthttps://www.proquest.com/openview/20e70d08e803d562c383013bd7244c33/1?cbl=18750&diss=y&pq-origsite=gscholar&parentSessionId=nHUnN8XvV0rR9ZkvurtTR1124YnLTe189y2uusdK%2ByM%3DSubject(s)Foster (R.I.) -- History. | Portsmouth (R.I.) -- History. | Rhode Island -- History. | Social conditions -- Rhode Island. | Social life and customs -- Rhode Island.PublisherBrown UniversityPlace Of PublicationProvidence, R.I.HoldingsRhode Island Historical SocietyPhysical Description708p.PlaceRhode IslandCall NumberF89 P7 F4 1991CNEB_ID9-3313City-TownRHODE ISLANDDatePublishedClean1991 Document Lives of Quiet Desperation Download Continue browsing “Roger Williams’s Use of Legal Authority: Testing Authority in Early New England.” “The Role of Women in the Dorr Rebellion.” Back to items list