It Happened in Connecticut (It Happened In Series) [Paperback]

Diana Ross McCain (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0762746432 | ISBN-13: 978-0762746439 | Publication Date: July 17, 2008 | Edition: 1st

It Happened in Connecticut tells more than two dozen true tales of famous--and infamous--people and events from the state’s past, ranging from witchcraft trials to the Wiffle ball, from mass murder for profit to the modern game of football.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Thank you to Diana McCain for these twenty-five forays into the big house of Connecticut history. Her writing is clear and the episodes well chosen. Taken together, they prove that what I didn’t know about my own state could fill a book.”
  —Charles Monagan, editor of Connecticut Magazine and author of Connecticut Icons

From the Back Cover

From a hostile takeover, colonial style, to the first lady governor who was never a governor’s lady, It Happened in Connecticut tells the stories of intriguing people and events from the history of the Nutmeg State.

 

Find out where that dubious Nutmegger nickname originated. Discover what a Windsor boardinghouse owner did to inspire the dark comedy Arsenic and Old Lace. And be inspired by Abby Smith and her cows—a roller coaster ride of a story from the early days of the women’s suffrage movement.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Globe Pequot; 1st edition (July 17, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762746432
• ISBN-13: 978-0762746439
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #969,028 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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