A History of Connecticut by Sanford, Elias B - 1905

Hartford, CT: The S. S. Scranton Co., 1922 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). Revised Edition. INSCRIBED and DATED by the AUTHOR on the flyleaf. Tells the story of the state of Connecticut - from the native Indians of Connecticut, to its early settlers, the early history of its great cities, colonial Connecticut, its history during the Revolutionary War, its troops and experiences during the American Civil War, and on into the early part of the 20th century. Illustrated. Minor marks on front endpapers, rear inner hinge with minor wear..

Hartford: The S.S. Scranton Co., 1922. Gilt titles on brown cloth. 450pp. An unusually sharp, fresh copy. Four mint modern postcards depicting the Trail's End, 227 North Street, Milford, Conn., laid in.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Octavo.

Nice condition copy of "A History of Connecticut" by Elias B. Sanford. 1888; S.S. Scranton and Company; Hartford. The book features a frontispiece map of the state, and in-text illustrations throughout. Decorative floral end papers. There is an Appendix and an Index at the back.Here are a few examples of the contents: The Indians of Connecticut; The Pequot War; The Civil and Domestic Life of the Early Settlers; Public Education - Yale College Founded; Marriage Customs; Negro Slavery; Revolt of the People Against the Stamp Act; The Battle of Bunker Hill; Burning of Danbury; Massacre at Fort Griswold; Washington at Hartford and Wethersfield; Jonathan Trumbull; Connecticut at the Dawn of the 19th Century; The War of 1812; The Hartford Convention; The Anti-Slavery Agitation; Connecticut in the Civil War, 1860; Era of Industrial Progress; Connecticut in Literature; Trinity College; Connecticut in the Life of the Nation; Boundary-Lines and Physical Geography of Connecticut; The First Constitution of… Read More