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A Guide to Historic New Haven, Connecticut
Colin M. Caplan
Written by New Haven native Colin M. Caplan, author of New Haven (Then & Now) and an active member of the local architecture and preservation community. He founded Magrisso Forte, a design-based consulting firm dedicated to fostering awareness of New Haven’s cultural resources. This book details eighteen walks and nine guided driving/biking tours around the city. |
978-1-59629-245-1
144 pp.
$19.99
Over 130 Black and White Photographs
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November 2007|
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A History of Connecticut's Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe
Charles Brilvitch
Like all of New England’s indigenous people, western Connecticut’s Paugussett tribe has
suffered injustice and fought determinedly to preserve their cultural identity. In A History of Connecticut’s Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe, author Charles Brilvitch passionately chronicles the tribe’s struggles and fascinating history
through the Victorian era to the present, and traces their traditions and ongoing determination to preserve an irreplaceable and vanishing culture. |
978-1-59629-296-3
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 25 Black and White Photographs
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Date:
November 2007|
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A History of Mystic, Connecticut: From Pequot Village to Tourist Town
Leigh Fought
Tucked away in a natural port, Mystic has long been home to seagoing adventure. Former Mystic Seaport librarian Leigh Fought relates the compelling story of this coastal community. The decline of commercial whaling ended Mystic's shipbuilding boom, yet the town recovered, transforming itself into a charming tourist destination that has enchanted millions. |
978-1-59629-221-5
160 pp.
$21.99
Over 80 Black and White Photographs
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Date:
December 2007|
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Ghost Stories and Legends of Eastern Connecticut: Lore, Mysteries and Secrets Revealed
Donna Kent
This captivating book presents tales and legends from Eastern Connecticut’s most haunted locations—dark deeds and lore from New London and Mystic, and stretching all the way to Brooklyn, Windham and Franklin. Like eerie and desperate whispers on the wind, the ghosts of Connecticut’s past reveal their deepest, darkest secrets to author and paranormal investigator Donna Kent as she sheds new light on this collection of spine-tingling legends.
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978-1-59629-317-5
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 60 Black and White Photographs
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Date:
October 2007|
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Jewish West Hartford: From City to Suburb
Betty N. Hoffman
West Hartford, Connecticut, enjoys one of the nation’s most vibrant Jewish communities. In Jewish West Hartford, Betty Hoffman captures the universal themes of the American Jewish experience, including assimilation and suburbanization. |
978-1-59629-204-8
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 50 Black and White Photographs
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Date:
August 2007|
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Remembering Fairfield: Famous People and Historic Places
Rita Papazian
Founded in 1639, Fairfield’s New England roots run deep. British soldiers torched the village in 1779, but the settlers vigorously rebuilt. Now Fairfield — which has hosted presidential visits and celebrity residents — enjoys dual status as a dynamic company town and leafy suburban enclave. |
978-1-59629-239-0
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 40 Black and White Photographs
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Date:
July 2007|
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The Slaves of Central Fairfield County: The Journey from Slave to Freeman in Nineteenth-Century Connecticut
Daniel Cruson
While the details of Northern antislavery activity are well known, the other side of history is neglected: the enslavement, mistreatment and subjugation of African Americans who lived and toiled in Northern states. In this groundbreaking book on the slaves of Fairfield County, historian Cruson reveals the harsh reality of slavery in the North. |
978-1-59629-151-5
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 10 Black and White Photographs
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Date:
February 2007|
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