Rhode Island Disasters Tales of Tragedy by Air, Sea and Rail

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Rhode Island Disasters Tales of Tragedy by Air, Sea and Rail

Author: Jim Ignasher
Publisher: The History Press
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 128
Cover Price: $ 19.99

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How could a perfectly sound U.S. military fighter plane simply vanish from formation on a training flight? Why did the crew of a speeding train choose death over salvation? What really happened one foggy night in 1929 when the Coast Guard fired on a rumrunner in Narragansett Bay? Do guardian angels really exist? Can an airplane be jinxed? In his latest book, Jim Ignasher chronicles twenty-three long-forgotten tales of disaster in the Ocean State. His research includes declassified government reports, which allow for some stories to be told in their entirety for the first time. Collectively, these tales present heroes and villains, adventure and the human condition, strange happenings and unsolved mysteries.

Background Information

Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams and other refugees from religious intolerance in Massachusetts.