Tales of an Old Sea Port / A General Sketch of the History of Bristol, Rhode Island, Including, Incidentally, an Account of the Voyages of the Norsemen, So Far as They May Have Been Connected with Narragansett Bay: and Personal Narratives of Some Notable Voyages Accomplished by Sailors from the Mount Hope Lands

A regional history and collection of maritime narratives centered on a Rhode Island seaport and its Mount Hope peninsula, combining local legend about Norse voyages with archival research. It offers biographical sketches of notable townsmen, detailed accounts of specific commercial and privateering voyages, and personal journals that illustrate coastal trade, seafaring practices, and the town's social and maritime identity from early settlement onward.