Download or read book The Economic History of Newport Rhode Island written by Kenneth Walsh and published by Author House. This book was released on 2014 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the American Revolution, Newport was one of the biggest ports on the eastern seaboard thanks to its religious freedom and lack of effective control by Britain. Its then free-running economy based on international trading would face many challenges and changes over the 18th and 19th centuries.