Connecticut: Mapping the Nutmeg State through History
Connecticut: Mapping the Nutmeg State through History

Author: Vincent Virga

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2010-11-23

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 0762767480

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These books, produced from the archives of the Library of Congress and edited by Vincent Virga, offer a glimpse into the history of the United States through rare historical full-color maps, narrative captions, and short essays. Combining 50 rare, beautiful, and diverse maps of the Nutmeg State from the collections of the Library of Congress, a foreword by Vincent Virga about the Library of Congress collection and the Connecticut maps, informative captions about the origins and contents of those maps, and essays on state history, this book is a collectible for cartography buffs and a celebration of Connecticut for residents, former residents, and visitors.

Connecticut
Connecticut

Author: Diana Mccain

Publisher:

Published: 2018-08-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781493037179

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"Connecticut: mapping the Nutmeg State through history provides a fascinating journey into the state's past through more than fifty full-color historical maps from the Library of Congress"--Page 4 of cover.

It Happened in Connecticut
It Happened in Connecticut

Author: Diana Ross McCain

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2023-02-01

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 1493070398

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From making ammunition for the Revolutionary War out of a King George statue to America’s first cookbook, It Happened in Connecticut looks at intriguing people and episodes from the history of the Nutmeg State. Learn about the little-known witch trials that took place throughout Connecticut nearly fifty years before the infamous events in Salem. Follow the inspiring story of Thomas Gallaudet, the man who established the nation’s first school for the deaf in Hartford, which today operates as the American School for the Deaf. And discover the origins of the character Sherlock Holmes, originally played by Connecticut native, William Gillette.

Connecticut Historical Collections
Connecticut Historical Collections

Author: John Warner Barber

Publisher: New Haven : Durrie & Peck and J.W. Barber

Published: 1836

Total Pages: 588

ISBN-13:

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Containing a General Collection of Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, etc. Relating to the History and Antiquities of Every Town in Connecticut with Geographical Descriptions

Seasons of Connecticut
Seasons of Connecticut

Author: Diane Smith

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2010-06-15

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1461747937

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Seasons of Connecticut is a beautiful, four color celebration of the Nutmeg state by a veteran television and radio reporter who has told the stories of the people and places of Connectiut for twenty years. The sixty stories included in this book will make people feel good about living in Connecticut, and make others want to visit, revealing the beauty and the personality of the state throughout the year.