Rowley

by Rowley Historical Society, Doris V. Fyrberg, Edward J. DesJardins, et al.

Book Overview

As one of the earliest settlements in America, Rowley was founded by Rev. Ezekiel Rogers in 1639. Few towns as small in population have given more to the nation than Rowley, with so many firsts making up its history-from the great Puritan migration voyage across the sea that Rogers shared with the nation's first printing press to Lorenzo Bradstreet's invention of the Bradstreet Sleeper, which later evolved into the Pullman sleeping car.

Rowley has...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738510734
• ISBN13: 9780738510736
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.5"