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A Monument to Perseverence: The Stru...

Ricci, James M.

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A Monument to Perseverence: The Struggle to Build the Newport Bridge, 1945-1969.

紀錄類型:	書目-電子資源 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	A Monument to Perseverence: The Struggle to Build the Newport Bridge, 1945-1969./
作者:	Ricci, James M.
出版者:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2017,
面頁冊數:	418 p.
附註:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 78-10(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International78-10A(E).
標題:	American history. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=10274325
ISBN:	9781369814187

A Monument to Perseverence: The Struggle to Build the Newport Bridge, 1945-1969.
Ricci, James M.

A Monument to Perseverence: The Struggle to Build the Newport Bridge, 1945-1969. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2017 - 418 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 78-10(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Salve Regina University, 2017.

This dissertation presents a history of the Newport Bridge from its conception following World War II to its opening on June 28, 1969. The Newport Bridge spans the East Passage of Narragansett Bay. It connects the islands of Conanicut and Aquidneck and links their primary towns of Jamestown and Newport. Prior to the bridge, ferries had delivered passengers to and from Newport for three centuries. That service became obsolete the day the bridge opened.

ISBN: 9781369814187Subjects--Topical Terms:

2122692
American history.

A Monument to Perseverence: The Struggle to Build the Newport Bridge, 1945-1969.
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