History of Stamford, Connecticut
Author : Elijah Baldwin Huntington
Publisher :
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 36,48 MB
Release : 1868
Category : Darien (Conn.)
ISBN :
Stamford '76
Author : JoeAnn Hart
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,35 MB
Release : 2019-04-15
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 160938637X
Book Description
In July 1976, a twenty-four-year-old white woman, Margo Olson, was found in a shallow grave in Stamford, Connecticut, with an arrow piercing through her heart. A few weeks later, Howie Carter, her black boyfriend, was killed by the police. Howie and Margo’s interracial relationship held a distorted mirror to the author’s own, with Howie’s best friend, Joe. Joe’s theory was that the police didn’t have any evidence to arrest Howie; operating on the assumption that the black man is always guilty, they killed him instead. Margo’s murder was never solved. Looking back at what might have happened in 1976, the author discovers a Bicentennial year steeped in recession, racism, and unrelenting violence. It was also a time of flourishing second-wave feminism, when young women were encouraged to do anything, if only they knew how. Stamford was in the midst of urban renewal, destroying historically black neighborhoods to create space for corporations escaping a bankrupt and dangerous New York City, just forty miles away. Organized crime followed the money, infiltrating Stamford at all levels. The author reveals how racism, misogyny, the economy, and corruption affected the young people’s daily lives, and helped lead Margo and Howie to their deaths.
Picturesque Stamford
Author : Edward T. W. Gillespie
Publisher :
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 45,72 MB
Release : 1892
Category : Stamford (Conn.)
ISBN :
Book Description
The History of Java;
Author : Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
Publisher : Sagwan Press
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 21,22 MB
Release : 2018-02-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781377281643
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
A Trivial History Quiz
Author : Matthew Stamford
Publisher : Pen Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 19,98 MB
Release : 2006-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781905203666
Book Description
?Built up from a collection of Matthew Stamford favourite historical anecdotes this book will quiz and delight the history lover or those of us like Matthew that left history in school.?Covering subjects such as World War to Politics and Diplomacy this book has something for everyone. ?Covering the popular such as; 'What did Bob Dylan describe as "just an excuse to sell tie-dye"?' or 'What is the origin of the 'v' sign?' to the more obscure, 'Which 20th century British Prime Minister was technically a Mohawk Indian?'.
London's Lost Rivers
Author : Paul Talling
Publisher : Random House
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 45,46 MB
Release : 2020-04-02
Category : History
ISBN : 1409023850
Book Description
Packed with surprising and fascinating information, London's Lost Rivers uncovers a very different side to London - showing how waterways shaped our principal city and exploring the legacy they leave today. With individual maps to show the course of each river and over 100 colour photographs, it's essential browsing for any Londoner and the perfect gift for anyone who loves exploring the past... 'An amazing book' -- BBC Radio London 'Talling's highly visual, fact-packed, waffle-free account is the freshest take we've yet seen. A must-buy for anyone who enjoys the "hidden" side of London -- Londonist 'A fascinating and stylish guide to exploring the capital's forgotten brooks, waterways, canals and ditches ... it's a terrific book' - Walk 'Pocket-sized, beautifully designed, illustrated and informative - in short a joy to read, handle and use' -- ***** Reader review 'Delightful, informative and beautifully produced' -- ***** Reader review 'A small gem. A really great book. I can't put it down' -- ***** Reader review 'Fascinating from start to finish' -- ***** Reader review ************************************************************************************************ From the sources of the Fleet in Hampstead's ponds to the mouth of the Effra in Vauxhall, via the meander of the Westbourne through 'Knight's Bridge' and the Tyburn's curve along Marylebone Lane, London's Lost Rivers unearths the hidden waterways that flow beneath the streets of the capital. Paul Talling investigates how these rivers shaped the city - forming borough boundaries and transport networks, fashionable spas and stagnant slums - and how they all eventually gave way to railways, roads and sewers. Armed with his camera, he traces their routes and reveals their often overlooked remains: riverside pubs on the Old Kent Road, healing wells in King's Cross, 'stink pipes' in Hammersmith and gurgling gutters on streets across the city. Packed with maps and over 100 colour photographs, London's Lost Rivers uncovers the watery history of the city's most famous sights, bringing to life the very different London that lies beneath our feet.
Rogue Town
Author : Vito Colucci
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,13 MB
Release : 2023-05-15
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
Rogue Town is Vito Colucci's first-hand account of how he and a handful of honest cops risked everything to bring the guilty to justice in one of the most corrupt cities in 1960s - 1980s America. Revised and updated second edition.
Stamford
Author : Estelle F. Feinstein
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,85 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Industries
ISBN : 9781892724274
Book Description
In the early 1600s, a handful of restless inhabitants of the Massachusetts Bay Colony left Boston for Wethersfield, Connecticut, later continuing on to the site then known as "Rippowam." "Rippowam" became known as "Stamford," a sleepy New England village. But as New York began emerging as the preeminent city in America, Stamford, less than 40 miles away, was pulled into a new sphere. Even in the dawn of its own industrial prosperity in the 19th century, Stamford was the home of New York commuters. It was also the home of an increasingly diverse population. After eras of subsistence, then surplus, farming in the 17th and 18th centuries, industrial enterprise and trade in the 19th, and the postindustrial slump, Stamford today -- with sweet irony -- is the site of a large cluster of Fortune 500 companies who left New York behind.
Stamford Bridge Is Falling Down
Author : Tim Rolls
Publisher :
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 11,41 MB
Release : 2019-10-07
Category :
ISBN : 9781081349691
Book Description
In May 1971 Chelsea won the Cup Winners' Cup in Athens, following their FA Cup triumph twelve months earlier. The club, awash with glamour, was ambitious on and off the field. The squad included stars like Peter Osgood, Alan Hudson, David Webb, Peter Bonetti, Charlie Cooke, John Hollins, Ian Hutchinson, Peter Houseman, Eddie McCreadie, Keith Weller, Ron Harris, John Boyle, John Dempsey, John Phillips, Tommy Baldwin and Paddy Mulligan. Dave Sexton was a highly-respected manager, a forward-thinking coach. Everything looked rosy. Four seasons later they were relegated, Osgood, Hudson and Webb had left and Sexton summarily sacked with the club in a financial morass. Why the decline? What went so badly awry, so quickly?This book utilises extensive research to examine what went wrong on and off the field, the big personalities, the matches, the key cup defeats, the squabbles and rows, the money problems and the big decisions around the planned stadium redevelopment. 'This is a forensic chronicle that will add wonderfully to our understanding of this period of Chelsea history'. Rick Glanvill, official Chelsea historian. 'Tim Rolls' excellent and highly detailed account of that painful yet strangely gripping period in our history when the club went from star-studded holders of a European title to controversy-riven second-tier outfit on the brink of bankruptcy in just four seasons.' Giles Smith - author, journalist and Chelsea website columnist. Tim Rolls first watched Chelsea in September 1967 and has watched them regularly with the same group of friends since 1976 from The Shed, the benches and the West Stand. A home and away season ticket holder, since 1997 Tim has sat in the Matthew Harding Upper Stand. He writes for cfcuk fanzine, proudly holds a Chelsea Pitch Owners share and was for four years Chair of Chelsea Supporters Trust. Retired, he lives in South-West London. This is his second book. His first, 'Diamonds, Dynamos and Devils' on Tommy Docherty's Chelsea, is available from the cfcuk stall on matchdays, or on Amazon.
Thomas Stamford Raffles
Author : Hussein Alatas (Syed)
Publisher : National University of Singapore Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,95 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Colonial administrators
ISBN : 9789813251182
Book Description
More than two hundred years after Thomas Stamford Raffles established a British factory on the island of Singapore, he continues to be a towering figure in the nation. Not one but two statues of Raffles stand prominently in Singapore's civic and heritage district, streets and squares are named after him, and important local businesses use his name. But does Raffles deserve this recognition? Should he continue to be celebrated--or like Cecil Rhodes in South Africa, must Raffles fall? This is not a new question--in fact, it was considered at length as far back as 1971, in Syed Hussein Alatas's slim but devastating volume Thomas Stamford Raffles: Schemer or Reformer?. While the book failed to spark a wide debate on Raffles's legacy in 1970s Singapore, nearly 50 years after its original publication this powerful work feels wholly fresh and relevant. This edition features a new introduction by Syed Farid Alatas assessing contemporary Singapore's take on Raffles, and how far we have, or have not, come in thinking through Singapore's colonial legacy.
