From Litchfield's great church stove war to Hartford's Charter Oak to Stonington's infamous Lantern Hill, these traditional tales from the Nutmeg State span four centuries of Connecticut history. Personal legends, narratives, anecdotes, and supernatural stories--all are fascinating, humorous and rich with the history and lore of the land.
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Dave Phillips was a professor of English at Eastern Connecticut State University for twenty-eight years, until he retired in 1990. He died in 1998.
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land of the Yankees - Connecticut Yankees, that is.,
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Fun to browse collection of the unusual, spooky, eccentric, amazing, and incredible people and events that helped shape the state of CT. From Lorenzo Dow, fire and brimstone preacher from my own home town who "raised the devil", to the Moodus Noises, to the cursed and haunted village of Dudleytown, there is plenty here to satisfy the curiosity of lovers of folklore, history, ghost stories, and tall tales. This book is easy to pick up and peruse for short chunks of time, as every chapter is self-contained and unrelated in the narrative sense. Most enjoyable.
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Great collection!,
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As a native Connecticut resident, I found this collection of tales especially interesting since I've encountered many of the places featured. The author, a former professor at Eastern Connecticut University, complied this book with the help of students from his folklore class. Since folklore is passed down orally, some of the tales read unevenly in textual format, and I think would have came across better had I heard them from an actual storyteller. However, I liked how there was a variety of tales, from stories of famous Connecticut residents, to supernatural stories, to explanations on how towns, lakes, and other landmarks got their unusual names. Overall, a pretty good collection that spans the state.
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Fun collection of tall tales,
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This is a really well written, entertaining anthology of folk tales and legends from Connecticut. This is, of course, particularly interesting for those of us who live here, but anybody could enjoy these. I was sad to read that the author died about a decade ago -- I bet a great audiobook could have been made of this, with him reading these stories. Maybe someone else will take on the task...
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Its people seem to possess an uncommon attachment to Connecticut. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, New England, New Haven, New London, Rhode Island, Israel Putnam, Long Island Sound, Gay City, Connecticut River, Jemima Wilkinson, Midnight Mary, Great Spirit, Elmer Bitgood, Old Darn Man, West Peak, Lorenzo Dow, United States, Deep River, Devil's Hopyard, General Assembly, Benton Homestead, Lake Pocotopaug, Old Gard, Green Lady, Perry Boney New!
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Its people seem to possess an uncommon attachment to Connecticut. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
anecdotal legends, smallest store, folk imagination, black fox Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, New England, New Haven, New London, Rhode Island, Israel Putnam, Long Island Sound, Gay City, Connecticut River, Jemima Wilkinson, Midnight Mary, Great Spirit, Elmer Bitgood, Old Darn Man, West Peak, Lorenzo Dow, United States, Deep River, Devil's Hopyard, General Assembly, Benton Homestead, Lake Pocotopaug, Old Gard, Green Lady, Perry Boney New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Barnes & Noble Classics) by Mark J. Twain on page 129
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- Haunted Connecticut: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Constitution State (Haunted Series) by Cheri Revai on 5 pages
- Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England's Vampires by Michael E. Bell on page 159, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Passing Strange: True Tales of New England Hauntings and Horrors by Joseph A. Citro on page 253, and page 315
- Haunted Houses U.S.A. by Dolores Riccio on page 276, and Back Matter
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