| Edition |
4th ed., rev. and enl. |
| Description |
496 p. illus. 19 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography. |
| Contents |
Adrian Block, the discoverer of Connecticut -- How Connecticut was made -- Natural resources -- The Indians in Connecticut -- First settlements, 1620-1639 -- The story of the Pequots, 1634-1637 -- Establishment of government, 1639-1646 -- Relations with Indians, English, and Dutch, 1643-1673 -- How the early settlers lived, 1635-1800 -- Charter government, 1660-1689 -- The story of King Philip, 1661-1676 -- Connecticut's part in the French and Indian Wars, and in the Spanish war, 1689-1763 -- The Revolutionary War, 1763-1783 -- Lands granted by Warwick patent and the charter -- Two famous constitutions -- War with England and Mexico, 1812-1848 -- Travel and transportation, 1632- -- Slavery and Civil War, 1619-1865 -- Industries, inventions, and manufacturing -- Education -- War with Spain and two World Wars -- Three hundred years of progress -- Connecticut authors -- Cities of Connecticut -- Lighthouses, airway beacons and the mail -- Homes for unfortunate people. |
| Subject |
Connecticut -- History.
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Connecticut. (OCoLC)fst01205688
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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