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A History of the Connecticut River by Wick Griswold

Enjoy and explore the depths of the Connecticut River with University of Hartford’s Hillyer College teacher, Wick Griswold. As you journey through his new book, A History of the Connecticut River, published by The History Press, you will learn lessons about the vast river’s geography and geology, early history, transportation, and legends. Find out about personalities living by the river, including Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Sherlock Holmes’s William Gillette, or famous visits by Charles Dickens and Albert Einstein. With its exceptionally designed nautical cover, this book will be a must have for those who appreciate the lore of the river.

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