Newton, Caroline Clifford / 2008-06-16 00:00:00
EBOOK, ONCE UPON A TIME IN CONNECTICUT ***
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN CONNECTICUT
BY CAROLINE CLIFFORD NEWTON
THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE SCHOOL CHILDREN OF THE STATE BY THE
CONNECTICUT SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Colonial Dames of Connecticut, under whose auspices this book
is published, desire to express their indebtedness to Professor
Charles M. Andrews, of Yale University, who generously offered to
supervise the work on its historical side. They also gratefully
acknowledge help from many friends in the preparation of the
volume. Thanks are due to Mrs. Charles G. Morris for criticism of
the manuscript and to Mr. George Dudley Seymour for advice in the
selection of the illustrations. Courtesies have been extended by
the officials of the New Haven Free Public Library, of the
Connecticut Historical Society, and of the Library of Yale
University.
INTRODUCTION
It is a pleasure to write a few words of introduction to this
collection of stories dealing with the early history of
Connecticut, a state that can justly point with pride to a past
rich in features of life and government that have been influential
in the making of the nation. Yet the history of the colony was not
dramatic, for its people lived quiet lives, little disturbed by
quarrels among themselves or by serious difficulties with the world
outside.
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