Voices from Colonial America: Connecticut 1614-1776

Voices from Colonial America: Connecticut 1614-1776
Author: Michael Burgan
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781426300684

A history of Connecticut from its beginning as an English colony to 1788 when it became the fifth state.

Connecticut

Connecticut
Author: Laura La Bella
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2010-08-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1435894782

Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, wildlife, governmental structure, industries, and key figures of Connecticut.

Connecticut

Connecticut
Author: Michael Burgan
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2011
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781608700479

An easy-to-use source of quick and reliable information, Its My State! helps young readers identify what is common to and unique about individual states across America.

Accused of Witchcraft in New York

Accused of Witchcraft in New York
Author: Scott R. Ferrara
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2023-02-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1439677204

The history of infamous witch trials and witchcraft accusations is deeper than just those most often discussed at Salem. The Empire State has had numerous moments of pandemonium over the potential existence of witches. From Native Americans viewing European colonists as witches in the Mohawk Valley to witchcraft hysteria among early Long Island colonial settlements, the history of New York state's witchcraft accusations encompases all regions and communities in the state. Join author Scott R. Ferrara as he presents harrowing narratives of those who were accused of witchcraft, the feverish community dramas that resulted and the lives of those who faced their community as an outsider.

Creating Connecticut

Creating Connecticut
Author: Walter W. Woodward
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2020-05-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1493047035

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 Patriot's History of the United States

A Patriot's History of the United States
Author: Larry Schweikart
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 1373
Release: 2004-12-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 1101217782

For the past three decades, many history professors have allowed their biases to distort the way America’s past is taught. These intellectuals have searched for instances of racism, sexism, and bigotry in our history while downplaying the greatness of America’s patriots and the achievements of “dead white men.” As a result, more emphasis is placed on Harriet Tubman than on George Washington; more about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II than about D-Day or Iwo Jima; more on the dangers we faced from Joseph McCarthy than those we faced from Josef Stalin. A Patriot’s History of the United States corrects those doctrinaire biases. In this groundbreaking book, America’s discovery, founding, and development are reexamined with an appreciation for the elements of public virtue, personal liberty, and private property that make this nation uniquely successful. This book offers a long-overdue acknowledgment of America’s true and proud history.