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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherArcadia Publishing
ISBN-101609494059
ISBN-139781609494056
eBay Product ID (ePID)117311576
Product Key Features
Book TitleHistory of the Connecticut River
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSubjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), Customs & Traditions, Pictorials (See Also Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
Publication Year2012
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Social Science, Photography, History
AuthorNot Available
Book SeriesNatural History Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight0.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2012-007705
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingA
Dewey Decimal974
SynopsisPaddle 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.