This wonderful visual history weaves together more than two hundred images with intriguing and informative text to create an immensely enjoyable journey through the historyof the northern Litchfield Hills. The Litchfield Hills Region; situated in the northwesterncorner of Connecticut; is known for its picture-perfect rolling hills; its traditional farms; and its charming villages. There is a sense of peacefulness and pride here; and yet this idyllicappearance belies a long and fascinating history dating back to the very first years of settlement in America. The Litchfield Hills Region has been home to such legendary figures as Harriet Beecher Stowe; Ethan Allen; and Oliver Wolcott; and in this book the contributions of these historic figures are celebrated alongside those of the ordinary folk of Torrington; Winsted; Litchfield; Kent; Sharon; Lakeville; Salisbury; Cornwall; Canaan; Canton; Collinsville; New Hartford; Riverton-Barkhamsted; Colebrook; and Morris.
#185408 in Books Arcadia Publishing 2003-09-15 2003-09-10Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.25 x .31 x 6.50l; .65 #File Name: 0738513040128 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. arrived promptly. Well done volume of pictures and history ...By Lucinda M. Stevensarrived promptly. Well done volume of pictures and history of a time that is all but forgotten.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent introduction into the Ellis Island introductionBy cricketsMy 10 year old grandson was doing a school project on Ellis Island and the immigration process. the book was extremely informative and he read this and Children of Ellis Island and received an A+ in his project. I think it was a great project because he realized that not every child had something to eat much less an I-pad.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Disappointing. Too; way too many photos. Little substance.By Brazil LadyVery disappointed. While I like to see photos of the history I am reading about; I want a little more written info. The entire book is basically; here is a photo of someone from ...; (lots of those photos); or here they are getting an eye exam; or here is a motley crew sitting around. No photo has more than a couple of paragraphs of info.
