| Description |
xii, 155 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
It happened in series
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| Note |
"From witchcraft tirals to the invention of modern football, twenty-five events that shaped the Nutmeg State" -- Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-150) and index. |
| Contents |
The first witchcraft executions in North America, 1647-1663 -- Refugees from royal revenge, 1660-1689 -- Hostile takeover, colonial style, 1665 -- Israel Putnam, original American folk hero, 1718-1790 -- Newgate's caverns for criminals, 1773-1827 -- Stealth turtle, 1775-1776 -- The dark day, 1780 -- Massacre at Fort Griswold, 1781 -- George Washington's inauguration suit, 1789 -- The first American cookbook, 1796 -- Perkins's tractors, 1796-1810 -- Good for whatever ails ya, 1796-1850 -- Turning 'em out like clockwork, 1814 -- Breaking the soundless barrier, 1817 -- Burning rubber, 1839 -- Pain killer, 1844 -- Abby Smith and her cows, 1873-1878 -- The father of American football, 1880s -- The great blizzard, 1888 -- Arsenic and multiple homicide, 1910-1919 -- A lady governor, but never a governor's lady, 1975 -- Miraculous disaster, 1978 -- Hangin' with the governor, 1991 -- Remembering 9/11 -- The nutmeg state, 1800s through today. |
| Subject |
Connecticut -- History -- Anecdotes.
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Connecticut -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
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Connecticut -- History, Local -- Anecdotes.
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Connecticut -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes.
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| ISBN |
9780762746439 alkaline paper |
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0762746432 alkaline paper |
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