True Tales of Life and Death at Fort Adams
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True Tales of Life and Death at Fort Adams by Kathleen Troostcramer
For 150 years, Fort Adams guarded the strategic entrance to Narragansett Bay and Newport Harbor. It was the largest coastal fortification in the United States, and though the site never saw a battle, its history is shadowed with dark tragedy. The fort witnessed its first death in 1819 when Private William G. Cornell shot Private William Kane point-blank and without remorse over an unknown argument. Unfortunately, more tragedy would follow. In 1871, twenty-eight-year-old George F. Drake slit his own throat after his sweetheart ended their relationship. And in 1879, Private Franz Koppe was mysteriously attacked, later dying of his injuries. The Spanish influenza arrived at Fort Adams in 1918, killing five soldiers in one month. Through these stories of life and death, author Kathleen Troost-Cramer traces the history of this national landmark.
Troost-Cramer, Kathleen: - Kathleen Troost-Cramer earned her PhD in Biblical Studies from Boston University School of Theology in 2016. She is an adjunct instructor in the Theology Department of Providence College and facilitates online courses in Scripture and theology for Notre Dame University and the Diocese of Providence, and in the Jewish origins of Christianity for eTeacher/Israel Institute of Biblical Studies and the Israel Study Center.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781626191082 |
| ISBN 10 | 1626191085 |
| Title | True Tales of Life and Death at Fort Adams |
| Author | Kathleen Troostcramer |
| Series | Landmarks Ser |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The History Press |
| Year published | 2013-06-25 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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