Two Tales Of Old Connecticut
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Hidden History of Connecticut
Author | : Wilson Faude |
Publisher | : Hidden History |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781596293199 |
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.
Secret Connecticut: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure
Author | : Anastasia Mills Healy |
Publisher | : Reedy Press LLC |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2021-03-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1681063050 |
Did you know that there’s a Connecticut hotel room with a real helicopter inside? Can you guess who inspired the character of Indiana Jones, who was president before George Washington, and who flew before the Wright Brothers? Find the state’s most interesting and offbeat stories in Secret Connecticut: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. Are you interested in taking a safari or racing a chariot? Had you ever heard that Martin Luther King Jr. spent two summers in Connecticut? Included are more than eighty engaging stories that provide insight into one of America’s oldest states. Inside are tales of pirates, an underground prison, and a possessed doll. Aren’t you curious about the spectacular stained glass church that was unknowingly built in the shape of a fish by a famous architect? From the world’s smallest Native American reservation to professionally coiffed cows and a replica of Marie Antoinette’s palace, you’ll find intrigue around every corner of this small but surprising state. Author Anastasia Mills Healy brings to life the long history of intriguing people, places, and events that will fascinate even life long residents of Connecticut.
Along the Valley Line
Author | : Max R. Miller |
Publisher | : Wesleyan University Press |
Total Pages | : 161 |
Release | : 2017-08-15 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 0819577383 |
The Connecticut Valley Railroad once carried both passengers and freight along the west bank of the Connecticut River between Hartford and Old Saybrook. Completed in 1871, today the railroad is known throughout New England for the nostalgic steam-powered excursion trains that run on a portion of the line between Essex and Chester. Until now the history of this popular tourist attraction has been the stuff of local lore and legend. This book, written by railroad historian and former vice president and director of Valley Railroad, Max R. Miller, provides the first comprehensive history of the Connecticut Valley Railroad through maps, ephemera, and archival photographs of the trains, bridges, and scenery surrounding the line. Offering tales of train wrecks, ghost sightings, booms and busts, Along the Valley Line will be treasured by railroad enthusiasts and historians alike.
Tales of Old New Milford
Author | : Michael-John Cavallaro |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2008-06-01 |
Genre | : New Milford (Conn. : Town) |
ISBN | : 9780981678108 |
Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen: Paratime Police Saga
Author | : H. Beam Piper |
Publisher | : e-artnow |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2018-11-02 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 8027244609 |
This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen recounts the adventures of Corporal Calvin Morrison of the Pennsylvania State Police who is accidentally transported to a more backward parallel universe. Morrison ends up in a significantly different version of Pennsylvania. Initially confused by the old-growth forest and lack of settlements, Morrison meets some friendly peasants who speak an unknown language. In the middle of a meal, they are attacked by a large raiding party armed with flintlock pistols, which he helps fight off with his police-issue gun. Reinforcements arrive, but in the confusion, he is shot by the beautiful young woman leading them. Morrison finds himself the guest of Prince Ptosphes of Hostigos, whose blonde, blue-eyed daughter Rylla was the one who shot him by mistake, and Prince's people begin to call him Lord Kalvan.
Two Coots in a Canoe
Author | : David E. Morine |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 325 |
Release | : 2011-05-03 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0762756438 |
A journey of whim, humor, and self-discovery along the Connecticut River When retired CEO Ramsay Peard, 61, called his old friend David Morine, 59, and asked the longtime conservationist if he wanted to canoe the Connecticut River, Morine said he’d do it under one condition: no camping. “We’ll rely on the kindness of strangers.” And that’s what they did. Mooching their way down the river and staying with strangers every night, Morine and Peard got an inside look at such issues as the demise of farming, the loss of manufacturing, gay rights, and Wal-Mart versus Main Street, and they were able to delve deep into the lives of complete strangers. But Morine soon realized the one life he never dug into was Peard’s. After spending a month with him in a canoe, he had no idea that his friend’s innermost thoughts had taken a fateful course. Written in the tradition of Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods,this book will be treasured by conservationists, canoeists, and old friends still seeking a thrill. Everyone else will be delightfully entertained.
Hidden History of Ridgefield, Connecticut
Author | : Jack Sanders |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1467118141 |
Time nearly erased many astounding tales and unexpected anecdotes from Ridgefield's history. Its colorful characters include a widow who built a landmark Manhattan hotel, her neighbor who invented one of the first "helicopters" and a CIA operative who helped one thousand Americans flee Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War. Lesser known are the stories of the Ridgefield artists who gave the world Superman and Lowly Worm and brought the Wild West to life. One local writer helped make Hawthorne famous, while another penned thousands of hymns still sung around the globe. Join retired newspaper editor Jack Sanders as he uncovers nearly forgotten people and moments of Ridgefield's past.
Once Upon a Time in Connecticut
Author | : Caroline Clifford Newton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1916 |
Genre | : Connecticut |
ISBN | : |