Connecticut

New York: Random House, 1961. Stated first printing, 1961. Fair to good in laminated dustjacket, ex-library but with no markings other than a patron's pocket at rear and a short marker stripe on the outer edge of the text block (not visible on pages themselves). Illustrated history of Connecticut by the state's historian. Blue cloth printed in gilt, 470 pages, illustrated dustjacket. The book has some light edgewear, good hinges, sound text block, clean and unmarked pages other than the aforenoted items. The dustjacket has some chips and tears that have been laminated in, pretty much complete with some very modest paper loss. Includes: Backgrounds in England and Massachusetts Bay; Settlement of the Connecticut River Valley; Founding of New Haven and Developments of the 1640s in the Connecticut Area; From the Code of 1650 to the Charter of 1662 and Absorption of New Haven; King Philip's War and Andros' Challenge to the Charter; Boundary Disputes and Intercolonial Wars, 1690-1764; Social, Economic and Religious Patterns in the Eighteenth Century; The Background of the Revolution; Connecticut Fights for Independence 1775-83; Federalism Reigns and is Toppled; Migrating Yankees; Under the New Constitution 1818-50; The Civil War Era 1860-65; Political, Social and Economic Developments 1865-1914; Connecticut During World War I; Life in the Golden Twenties; The Depression Decade and Connecticut's New Deal; Trade, Transportation and Industry; Religion and Education in Modern Connecticut; Connecticut, an Arsenal of Democracy 1939-45; and A Brief Survey of Postwar Connecticut. . Hard Cover. Fair/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.