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Category : Connecticut River Valley
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description
History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts: History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts. History of Hampshire County
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Connecticut River Valley
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description
Along the Valley Line
Author: Max R. MillerPublisher: Wesleyan University Press
ISBN: 0819577383
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
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.
Connecticut Valley Tobacco
Author: Brianna E. DunlapPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439657556
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Cigar tobacco runs in the blood of Connecticut River Valley farmers. Delve into the surprising history of the region's most iconic crop, all the way back to early Native American uses and the boom of the Civil War. Though fashionable in the 1950s, the popularity of cigars declined a decade later, nearly destroying the region's tobacco industry. A resurgence in the 1990s brought new life to the crop, and the reopening of Cuba in 2015 added a new chapter for cigar tobacco. Brianna Dunlap, director of the Connecticut Valley Tobacco Museum, provides a guide to important tobacco landmarks from East Haddam to Brattleboro, featuring stunning photography from Leonard Hellerman. It is the story of the people--the farmers and field hands--who made tobacco the soul of the valley.
Slavery in the Connecticut Valley of Massachusetts
Author: Robert H. RomerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780981982007
Category : Deerfield (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
A History of the Connecticut River
Author: Wick GriswoldPublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 9781609494056
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Paddle from Enfield Rapids to Long Island Sound and travel down one of America's most famous waterways, the Connecticut River. Its calm waters conceal an unruly past, where native tribes lost ground to Dutch and English colonists who vied for the river's immense economic power. The skyline of Hartford looms on the western shore, with the gold dome of the capitol as a remnant of this robust economy centered on world trade. Many have found a deep inspiration along the river, including Lady Fenwick, a local legend; David Bushnell, creator of the first American submarine; and even Albert Einstein, who contemplated the cosmos while relaxing on the riverbanks. Author Wick Griswold takes readers on a provocative journey as he traces the history of the Connecticut River.
The Great River
Author: Wadsworth AtheneumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Connecticut Valley Furniture
Author: Thomas P. KugelmanPublisher: Connecticut Historical Society
ISBN: 9781881264088
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Presented for the first time, the richly illustrated findings of the Hartford Case Furniture Study
History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts: History of Franklin County. History of Hampden County
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Category : Connecticut River Valley
Languages : en
Pages : 900
Book Description
Where the Great River Rises
Author: Rebecca A. BrownPublisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781584657651
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
A lavishly illustrated, comprehensive, interdisciplinary study of the natural and human elements that comprise the Upper Connecticut River watershed
Connecticut Valley Vernacular
Author: James F. O'GormanPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 9780812236705
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
In this book, O'Gorman treats both the people and the sheds with the respect and admiration their precarious presence requires."--BOOK JACKET.