The following History Byte is the third of a nine-part series. Click here to read them all. The Third City referenced in Thornton Wilder’s Theophilus North is “what remains of one of New England’s most prosperous seaports.” A thriving colonial port city, Newport was home to all the services and industry that supported a maritime […]
https://newporthistory.org/history-bytes-nine-cities-part-3/The following History Byte is the second of a nine-part series. Click here to read them all. Thornton Wilder’s Second City in Theophilus North features the 18th century town “which played so important a part in the War of Independence.” The role of France in aiding the Americans in their fight for independence is well […]
https://newporthistory.org/history-bytes-nine-cities-part-2/The following History Byte is the first of a nine-part series. Click here to read them all. On April 4, at 5:30 pm, the Newport Historical Society and the Thornton Wilder Family invite you to an event to celebrate the reissue of Thornton Wilder’s novel Theophilus North. The last of Wilder’s works published during his […]
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