newport (r.i.)

Tells the story of Ida Lewis, a woman who began tending the Lime Rock Lighthouse in Newport, Rhode Island, at the age of fifteen in 1857 after her father had a stroke, and is credited with saving at least eighteen lives during her forty years of service.

Years afterwards, Ruben Hart tells the story of how, in 1929 Newport, Rhode Island, his family and his best friend's family were caught up in the violent competition among groups trying to control the local rum-smuggling trade.

A young boy living in Newport, Rhode Island in 1710 enjoys imaginary adventures with make-believe pirates, until the day real pirates come ashore for evil purposes and leave him a remarkable memento. Includes ideas for activities related to family heirlooms.

Cornelius Vandermouse asks his parents, aunt, and uncle at their famous Newport, R.I. mansions if they have a good luck charm he could use to win the "Commodore's Cup" at the biggest boat race of the season.

Provides a biography of nineteenth-century lighthouse keeper Ida Lewis who made her first rescue at age sixteen and won awards for her life-saving efforts over the years.

Maggie Holloway arrives at the home of her long-lost stepmother Nuala, only to the find the older woman dead. During a visit to the cemetery, Maggie, a professional photographer, notices something is amiss and finds herself the target of a sinister money-bilking plot.

Maggie Holloway arrives at the home of her long-lost stepmother Nuala, only to the find the older woman dead. During a visit to the cemetery, Maggie, a professional photographer, notices something is amiss and finds herself the target of a sinister money-bilking plot.

Years afterwards, Ruben Hart tells the story of how, in 1929 Newport, Rhode Island, his family and his best friend's family were caught up in the violent competition among groups trying to control the local rum-smuggling trade.