Beneath title, wood-engraving of helmeted draped female standing beside cannon and holding scroll labeled: The Rhode Island Revolution, of 1842; signature at right: W.S. Hoyt sc.
Advertises moving diorama of Dorr rebellion with nine scenes including attack on Providence arsenal and skirmish at Chepachet.
First line: John Mason respectfully informs the citizens of Providence, that his.
The Sidney S. Rider Collection, the largest private collection of materials related to the history of Rhode Island, was purchased from Sidney Rider and presented to the library by Marsden Perry in 1903. Rider was a leading Providence bookseller, publisher …
