Monday, December 21, 2009

Historic Photos of Connecticut by Sam L. Rothman

Small in admeasurement but affluent with history, the accompaniment of Connecticut is allegorical of all that is timeless, treasured, and quintessentially American.

With fact-filled photo captions and affiliate introductions by historian Sam L. Rothman, Historic Photos of Connecticut rediscovers the state’s alluring accomplished through about 200 attenuate photographs adopted from the Library of Congress, University of Connecticut, Connecticut State Library, Central Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut State University, Bristol Historical Society, and the Stafford Historical Society, showcased with aberrant accuracy and beauty.

From the adventure of the “Charter Oak” and the accompaniment capitol’s aureate arch to Mark Twain’s Hartford home and the USS Nautilus, and abundant more, Connecticut shines through the decades in august black-and-white photography, displayed in a ample format. This makes a abundant book for any history, travel, or photography enthusiast!

“Photos admonish us who we are and area we accept been. As we appraise the problems of burghal poverty, abomination and apprenticeship in Connecticut’s cities, images of the accomplished advice us accept how these problems emerged,” says columnist Rothman.

Historic Photos of Connecticut is allotment of Turner Publishing’s Historic Photos series. These books highlighting the history of the abundant cities, cardinal events, and allegorical abstracts above America, accept been acclaimed as a basic in the accumulating of anyone who loves history.

Historic Photos of Connecticut
By Sam L. Rothman
Turner Publishing, $39.95
ISBN 13: 978-1-59652-431-6
www.turnerpublishing.com

Contact Information:
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Turner Publishing Company
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Nashville, TN 37219
Phone: (615) 255-2665
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Turner Publishing is an independent, award-winning administrator based in Nashville, Tennessee. Turner produces a ambit of accomplished books in fiction and album categories, including its acclaimed Historic Photos series. Imprints cover Turner, Trade Paper Press, and Iroquois Press.

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