Rhode Island Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff

By Seth Brown

Book Overview

A former Providence Journal columnist introduces you to the quintessential Rhode Island--its iconic foods (coffee milk, the Awful Awful, Del's lemonade, and Yacht Club Soda); its iconic monuments (the two-ton termite known as The Big Blue Bug, the Superman Building, and Mr. Potato Head); and its iconic events (Parade of the Ancients and Horribles, Best Dressed State Trooper Awards, and the Fools Regatta).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762743387
• ISBN13: 9780762743384
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"