Books & Stationary

America's Eden: Newport Landscapes through the Ages

In 1789, Jedidiah Morse described Newport and its environs as the “Eden of America” in the First Geography of the United States. America’s Eden: Newport Landscapes through the Ages builds on this legendary image of a...

The Fabulous Bouvier Sisters: The Tragic and Glamorous Lives of Jackie and Lee

When sixty-four-year-old Jackie Kennedy Onassis died in her Fifth Avenue apartment, her younger sister Lee wept inconsolably. Then Jackie’s thirty-eight-page will was read. Lee discovered that substantial cash bequests were left to family members,...

Trees of Newport

During the 1970s, Richard L. Champlin of Jamestown became known as "The Tree Man" in Rhode Island - and records of big trees and inquiries were directed his way. As a librarian at the Redwood Library in Newport he developed an inventory of the Specimen...

Dreaming Of Newport Board Book

In this board book for young readers, ages 2-4, we'll learn to count down from 10 to 1, while discovering welcoming mansions, galloping horses, racing sailboats and more! There's so much to see—won't you join me in Newport, Rhode Island for the...

Invest In Death: A Newport Mystery

When Newport's most sought after investment adviser meets her death while cruising on a sail boat surrounded by several of her biggest clients, amateur sleuth Caroline Kent finds herself in the middle of another murder investigation. Newport police...

Keep My Secret: A Newport Mystery

Broadway actress Meredith Hackett appears unexpectedly at the Inn At Kenwood Court in Newport, Rhode Island. Owner Caroline Kent is delighted to see her old friend. But their happy reunion is short lived as four days after her arrival, Meredith is found...

The Gilded Age by Mark Twain

Arguably the first major American novel to satirize the political milieu of Washington, D.C. and the wild speculation schemes that exploded across the nation in the years that followed the Civil War, The Gilded Age gave this remarkable era its name...

Songbirds Quilling Card

Quilling is the art of rolled, shaped, and glued paper that results in creating a unified, decorative design. The art of quilling has been around for centuries, with a remarkably varied historical background spanning across continents. Quilling has...

50 Ways to Help Save the Bees

Have you heard the buzz? Bees―the tiny insects that pollinate nearly all our fruits and vegetables―need our support. If you like to eat your fruits and vegetables (and even if you don’t!), you should value our planet’s bees. Yet, because of...

Scrimshaw Bookmark, The Breakers

Scrimshaw, a timeless art form that began on 18th-century whaling vessels, offers a unique glimpse into the rich maritime history of the past. Now, you can bring home a piece of this fascinating tradition with our Newport scrimshaw bookmark, featuring a...

Murder At Ochre Court - A Gilded Newport Mystery

In the summer of 1898, reporter Emma Cross investigates a shocking death among the bright lights of Newport's high society . . .After a disappointing year as a society columnist for the Herald, Emma has returned to the salty air, glittering ocean vistas,...

Astor: The Rise and Fall if an American Fortune by Anderson Cooper

The number one New York Times bestselling authors of Vanderbilt return with another riveting history of a legendary American family, the Astors, and how they built and lavished their fortune. The story of the Astors is a...

Father's Secret: A Paranormal Mystery with a Twist on History

November 22, 2023 marks the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination in Dallas, Texas. Isn't it time we all knew what really happened?"With the carefully researched history of Newport architecture and society, Markwith has...

Julian Abele: Architect and the Beaux Arts

Julian Abele, Architect and the Beaux Arts uncovers the life of one of the first beaux arts trained African American architects. Overcoming racial segregation at the beginning of the twentieth century, Abele received his...

Lighthouse Quilling Card

Quilling is the art of rolled, shaped, and glued paper that results in creating a unified, decorative design. The art of quilling has been around for centuries, with a remarkably varied historical background spanning across continents. Quilling has...

Tiffany's Table Manners for Teenagers

Concise, witty, written by Walter Hoving, former chairman of Tiffany's of New York, and illustrated with humor and style by Joe Eula, this classic guide to good table manners has delighted readers of all ages since 1961. This book is a step-by-step...

Gatsby's Speakeasy

Bring a little of East Egg to your next party. Gatsby's Speakeasy is a book of ten pop-out coasters and cocktail recipes inspired by F. Scott Fitzgerald’s literary masterpiece, The Great Gatsby. Each beautiful coaster showcases one...

What Would Mrs. Astor Do?

What Would Mrs. Astor Do?: The Essential Guide to the Manners and Mores of the Gilded Age A richly illustrated romp with America’s Gilded Age leisure class—and those angling to join it.Mark Twain called it the Gilded Age. Between 1870 and...

Katherine Warren: A Passion for Preservation

By Alyssa LozuponeToday, Newport is renowned as one of the most historically significant and architecturally intact cities in America. In the years following World War II, this heritage was under siege; the city's rich collection of colonial buildings...

Newport History Bytes

In 2011, the Newport Historical Society launched a blog to highlight tidbits of Newport County’s rich history. Intended to be a fast read, and to occasionally illustrate the countless aspects of historical popular culture that are connected to...