Hartford Courant Historic Collection
Author : Hartford Courant
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 19,54 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Hartford (Conn.)
ISBN :
The Connecticut Courant
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 45,72 MB
Release : 1827
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN :
Book Description
A Guide to Historic Hartford, Connecticut
Author : Daniel Sterner
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 35,37 MB
Release : 2012-07-10
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1614235805
Book Description
Hartford, Connecticut, was settled as an agrarian society with fertile fields and abundant crops at the confluence of the Connecticut and Little (later Park) Rivers by Reverend Thomas Hooker and his Puritan congregation. Navigation on the rivers quickly established the city as a center for commerce. Author Daniel Sterner delves into the history of Hartford with tours from Bushnell Park to Asylum Hill and through Frog Hollow. Discover the many people, places and events that have shaped the capital of the Constitution State.
The Legendary Toad's Place
Author : Brian Phelps
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 34,12 MB
Release : 2021-10-08
Category : History
ISBN : 1493058614
Book Description
Anyone who has lived near New Haven, Connecticut, in the past 40-plus years has surely heard of Toad’s Place. With a capacity of 750, Toad’s has served as the perfect spot for musicians who prefer smaller venues. U2 played one of their first US concerts there, on their Boy tour. In 1978, Bruce Springsteen was in New Haven and arrived at Toad’s unannounced, and got up and played. The surprises kept coming and the club was attracting big names, as well as up-and-comers. In 1989, the Rolling Stones played a surprise show on a Saturday night, giving 700 fans the night of their dreams. Nothing could have been better—the Rolling Stones in downtown New Haven was unimaginable! That is only a taste of the stories that are uncovered in this book. Randall Beach and Toad’s owner Brian Phelps recall the legendary shows and behind-the-scenes stories.
One Hundred Years of Hartford's Courant
Author : J. Eugene Smith
Publisher :
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 28,45 MB
Release : 1949
Category : Connecticut courant
ISBN :
Book Description
The Hartford Circus Fire
Author : Michael Skidgell
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 11,49 MB
Release : 2019-04-08
Category : History
ISBN : 1625845227
Book Description
Through firsthand accounts, interviews with survivors and a gripping collection of vintage photographs, author Michael Skidgell attempts to make sense of one of Hartford's worst tragedies. Almost 7,000 fans eagerly packed into the Ringling Brothers big top on July 6, 1944. With a single careless act, an afternoon at the "Greatest Show on Earth" quickly became one of terror and tragedy as the paraffin-coated circus tent caught fire. Panicked crowds rushed for the few exits, but in minutes, the tent collapsed on those still struggling to escape below. A total of 168 lives were lost, many of them children, with many more injured and forever scarred by the events. Hartford and the surrounding communities reeled in the aftermath as investigators searched for the source of the fire and the responsible parties.
The Memorial History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884
Author : James Hammond Trumbull
Publisher :
Page : 726 pages
File Size : 13,43 MB
Release : 1886
Category : Hartford County (Conn.)
ISBN :
Book Description
Handbook of Federal Indian Law
Author : Felix S. Cohen
Publisher :
Page : 662 pages
File Size : 34,69 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN :
Book Description
Creating Connecticut
Author : Walter W. Woodward
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 11,21 MB
Release : 2020-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1493047035
Book Description
Connecticut State Historian Walter Woodward helps us understand how people and events in Connecticut’s past played crucial roles in forming the culture and character of Connecticut today. Woodward, a gifted story-teller, brings the history we thought we knew to life in new ways, from the nearly forgotten early presence of the Dutch, to the time when Connecticut was New England’s fiercest prosecutor of witches, the decades when Connecticans were rapidly leaving the state, and the years when Irish immigrants were hurrying into it. Whether it’s his investigation into the unusually rough justice meted out to Revolutionary War hero Nathan Hale, or a peek into Mark Twain’s smoking habits, Creating Connecticut will leave you thinking about our state’s past––and its future––in a whole new way.
Hartford
Author :
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 46,28 MB
Release : 2004-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738535371
Book Description
Drawn from hitherto unpublished sources--most notably Tony De Bonee's personal collection of fifty years of chronicling the city and the Hartford Collection of the Hartford Public Library--this is a feast for all who enjoy Hartford. This comprehensive and accessible history preserves the past and also benefits the future, for all royalties will be donated to the ongoing preservation of the Old State House and to the Hartford Collection of the Hartford Public Library.
