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Hidden History of Connecticut

Author : Wilson Faude

Publisher : Hidden History

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 48,28 MB

Release : 2010

Category : History

ISBN : 9781596293199

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Connecticut's history is full of engaging and fascinating stories, rocks that are national monuments, the "people's sculptor," football players on chapel finials, moons on the Travelers calendars, artists Frederic Church and Eric Sloane and even a Thanksgiving Day touch football game with a future president. These are tales from Greenwich to Enfield, from Sharon to Old Lyme and so much in between. Follow along with historian Wilson Faude in this "must-have" Connecticut book as he traverses the state in search of hidden history.



Connecticut

Author : David M. Roth

Publisher : W. W. Norton

Page : 264 pages

File Size : 20,58 MB

Release : 1979-11

Category : History

ISBN : 9780393331745

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Connecticut today continues to combine conservatism and inventiveness in a way that makes it different from other places. The people of Connecticut take pride in that, even as they struggle to balance the demands of change with old traditions and steady habits.



Connecticut Rock ‘n’ Roll

Author : Tony Renzoni

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 224 pages

File Size : 10,52 MB

Release : 2017-08-07

Category : History

ISBN : 143966207X

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Long neglected in the annals of American music, the Nutmeg State's influence on the history of rock'n'roll deserves recognition. Connecticut's musical highlights include the beautiful harmonies of New Haven's Five Satins, Gene Pitney's rise to fame, Stamford's the Fifth Estate and notable rockers such as Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, Rivers Cuomo of Weezer and Saturday Night Live Band's Christine Ohlman. Rock Hall of Famers include Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz of the Talking Heads and Dennis Dunaway of the Alice Cooper Band. Some events became legend, like Jimi Hendrix's spellbinding performance at Yale's Woolsey Hall, Jim Morrison's onstage arrest at the New Haven Arena and teenage Bob Dylan's appearance at Branford's Indian Neck Folk Festival. With in-depth interviews as well as rare, never-before-seen photos, author Tony Renzoni leads a sonic trip that captures the spirit and zenith of the local scene.



Creating Connecticut

Author : Walter W. Woodward

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 300 pages

File Size : 47,2 MB

Release : 2020-05-01

Category : History

ISBN : 1493047035

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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.



A History of Mystic, Connecticut

Author : Leigh Fought

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 189 pages

File Size : 20,21 MB

Release : 2007-12-07

Category : Photography

ISBN : 1625844069

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Read the history of Mystic, Connecticut, from quiet farming village to wartime shipbilding powerhouse, to the charming nautical- themed destination it is today. Tucked away in a natural port, Mystic has long been home to seagoing adventure. In A History of Mystic, Connecticut, author and former Mystic Seaport librarian Leigh Fought relates the compelling story of this picturesque coastal community. Forged from the brutal Pequot War, for years Mystic was a quiet little farming village. Then came the War of 1812. Mystic's upstart venture capitalists seized on the war's dislocations to transform the settlement into a shipbuilding powerhouse. The shipyards launched vessels by the hundreds and an industry was born. The Civil War, steam-powered ships and the decline of commercial whaling halted Mystic's shipbuilding boom. Yet the town recovered, transforming itself into the charming nautical-themed tourist destination that has enchanted millions. Read Fought's comprehensive narrative to discover Mystic's role in New England's thrilling maritime saga.





COMP HIST OF CONNECTICUT CIVIL

Author : Benjamin 1735-1820 Trumbull

Publisher :

Page : 550 pages

File Size : 32,25 MB

Release : 2016-09-08

Category : History

ISBN : 9781360559018

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