Wilfred Harold Munro

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Wilfred Harold Munro

1849–1934

A historian and educator with deep Rhode Island roots, he wrote lively local histories that made Bristol’s past feel close and human. His work also ranged outward to larger American and European subjects, reflecting a long career in teaching and scholarship.

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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

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

by Wilfred Harold Munro

About the author

Born in Bristol, Rhode Island, in 1849, Wilfred Harold Munro was an American historian, teacher, and author who spent much of his life studying both local and international history. He was educated at Brown University and later continued his studies in Heidelberg and Freiburg, experiences that helped shape his broad historical outlook.

Munro taught in several schools in the United States and in Central and South America, and he later served on the faculty of Brown University as a professor of European history. Alongside his academic work, he wrote and edited books that connected careful research with a readable style.

He is especially remembered for books on Rhode Island history, including writing about Bristol and the region’s maritime past. That combination of scholarly training and affection for place gives his work an enduring appeal for readers who enjoy history told with both detail and warmth.