Rhode Island's Hottest Book
The Bragging Book of the State

 

The RIght to Crow:

A Look at Rhode Island's Firsts, Bests, & Uniques

by Roberta Mudge Humble

 

 

The RIght to Crow
is the bragging book of Rhode Island with a first chapter covering the whole state followed by bragging sections on each of the 39 cities/towns and the 12 colleges – plus the state symbols and a crowing chronology of the state’s history.  72 pages with 200+ pictures in color.

Available (see stores below) by sending a check to Westerly Armory Restoration, P.O. Box 614, Westerly, RI 02891.  Price is $10.00 per book and please add $3.00 for the first book if shipping is required (and $2.00 for shipping each additional book and buy up to 5 books for $10 each plus only $5 shipping) to one address.  Call (401) 596-8554 (Armory in Westerly) or (401) 738-3844 (Author in Warwick).  This book benefits the historic Westerly Armory.  The Armory is normally open on Mondays and Thursdays (8:30 am to 4:00 pm).  Email:  toorobert@aol.com for more information or to order (make subject line clear).

P.S. See the other great Rhode Island book -- Rhode Island's Friendly Faces: On the Rhode with the Old Windmill
          P.P.S. If you like Rhode Island history -- see Roberta's other book -- The Historic Armories of Rhode Island.  See Gift Ideas.

The RIght to Crow
Table of Contents

  • Foreword
  • The Wake-Up Crow (all of RI)
  • Crowing Cities & Towns (all 39)
  • Crowing Colleges (all 12)
  • State Symbols
  • Crowing Chronology (from 1636)
  • Acknowledgements to Crow About
  • About the Author

Sold at:
  
 Benny's (most locations)  and . . .

Cranston
Borders, Garden City  
Twice-Told Tales, Broad St, Pawtuxet
Warwick
Ocean State Souvenirs, Post Road
The Open Door, Warwick Neck Avenue
The L'il General Warwick Neck Store
CCRI, Warwick Campus
East Greenwich
Clouds Hill Victorian House Museum, Post Rd
 Providence
  Borders, Providence Place Mall
The Brown Bookstore, Thayer St
   State House Gift Shop, State House
  Books on the Square, Wayland Square
      Eastside Marketplace, Pitman St
Cumberland
  Jungle Junction, 1270 Mendon Road
Foster
  Things Made Wonderful, Route 6
Coventry
Summit General Store
Barrington
  Barrington Books, County Rd
Bristol
RI Audubon Society  
A Novel Idea, 450 Hope Street
The Claddagh Connection
Middletown
 Island Books, 575 East Main Road
Newport
The Souvenir Shop
Only in Rhode Island
Little Compton
 Wilbur's General Store, The Commons
Tiverton
The Toy Mill
Westerly
The Eagle's Nest, 50 High Street
   The Westerly Armory, Railroad Ave
 Other Tiger, 90 High Street
Mo Books-N-Art, Watch Hill
Book 'n' Tackle Shop, Watch Hill & Westerly
South Kingstown
  Kingston Hill Store (Rare Books), Kingston
  
Courthouse Cntr for Arts, West Kingston
Basketcase, 212 Main St, Wakefield


Above:  Nibbles Woodaway of New England Pest Control (Route 95)
and Benny's Original Store in Providence -- only two of the 200+ pictures.



   

See Roberta's newest book -- Rhode Island's Friendly Faces.

 

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