Connecticut Books

This is a great resource for people travelling to New York. It's in reference form, with titles, addresses and some menus of restaurants that are aware of the celiac diet, and in some cases specially prepare gluten-free food. I needed my book quickly and Maria did everything she could to get it to me. This book and its author are terrific.

This is a great gluten-free restaurant guide for people living in or visiting the NY tri-state area. It not only highlights great places to eat gluten free, but also lists where to shop. The sample menus are also very helpful.

Groton Revisited (CT) (Images of America)

Page 15- Top picture c.1928, not 1937.
The four stack Destroyer USS Paulding, DD-22 (1910-1934) is identified in the picture as the converted Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC Paulding) CG-22 (1924-1930).

Page 16- Top picture is Schooner, Puritan, 1933 and bottom picture is Tall Ship, U.S. Coast Guard Training Ship, Eagle, Overhaul in Dec 1963.

Page 18- Bottom picture is distorted with height of view too narrow for width of picture.

Page 19- Top picture is distorted with width of view too narrow for height of picture.

Page No. 20- Top picture is distorted with width of view too narrow for height of picture.

Page 25- Top picture of property that is now Parking Lot M opposite the Electric Boat Co. Annex, the former Max Pollack Mill on Poquonnock Road.

Page 67- Top picture is the Electric Boat Co. WWII Victory Yard, the former Groton Iron Works. The lower left of the bottom picture is now Pfizer Pharmaceutical and in the center of picture is the Hess Oil Co. Tanks. Seen in the upper center of picture is the Electric Boat Co, South Yard Building Ways, where US Navy Nuclear Submarines
USS Nautilus (SSN571), USS Seawolf (SSN575),
USS Skate (SSN578), USS Triton (SSN586),
USS Skipjack (SSN585), USS Scorpion (SSN589),
USS George Washington (SSBN598),
USS Patrick Henry (SSBN599), USS Flasher (613),
USS Greenling (SSN614) & USS Gato (SSN615)
were all built between 1952-1964.

Page 76- Top picture building destroyed by fire in 2007.

Page 107- Instrument in bottom picture is a hurdy-gurdy (a.k.a. wheel fiddle).

Page 115- Bottom picture of F.D.R. visit date 26-Aug-1940.

Page 122- Bottom picture is Destroyer USS Roper DD-147 during Aug-1940 while accompanying F.D.R. visit to New London Submarine Base.

This is an excellent review of Groton's history told in pictures. I love reading about the history and people of my town, and the surrounding towns. The photos and captions were amazing...and there's so many! I really enjoyed going through this book and seeing just how much has changed here, and trying to picture the town the way it was back then (late 1800's / early 1900's), even my own neighborhood. When I took the dog out for a walk, I saw many houses that were featured in this book, and of course the Griswold monument. It was all VERY interesting. I've picked up the books for the neighboring towns as well. I'm confident they'll be just as interesting!

The 3rd story of this series is intense. It was hard to put the book down as I hoped for a way for Daniel and Taregon to make peace with their past and the things that drove them apart. After Daniel unwittingly betrayed his family I was in agony as I wondered how everything was going to work out in the end. It is so good to read about a piece of history that is so often neglected in our American history books. I greatly enjoy reading about the Native Americans and wish things could have worked out differently and wonder what our world would be like today if they had.

The third installment in this wonderful series. This one started a little slower but once I got into it I couldn't put it down. I am anxious to get into the 4th book. I know I will be sorry there are only 5. However, I have now purchased several of her other books. She is a wonderful writer. Thank you Angela Hunt--keep writing!

Makes a person think about education, urban planning and the cost of suberbia.

Michael Downs has done a wonderful job of weaving in his personal life with a story of hopes and dreams--some realized and some not. At times, his prose is poetic. The story of the virtual collapse of huge chunks of Hartford is a story that has played out in major cities across America. This story, extremely well-documented and reported, is uniquely and poignantly told.

All of Wallant's amazing humanity and talent is evident in this tender, realistic at times harsh account of a superb relationship between two rather ordinary people...a most true to life plumber with an extraordinary sensitivity gives his family a wonderful life.

All of Wallant's amazing humanity and talent is evident in this tender, realistic at times harsh account of a superb relationship between two rather ordinary people...a most true to life plumber with an extraordinary sensitivity gives his family a wonderful life.

I reccommend this book to sports fans of all ages... it's a great book, now my fave of all time! This is the best book I've ever read!

Huskie Mania is among some of the finer works of modern non-fiction sports literature in print today. Huskie Mania, which is both editorial and factual, contains Shea's thoughts and opinions on the University of Connecticut's basketball teams, both men's and women's, as well as exclusive information on coaches, team members, and games not found anywhere else. And along with his sentimental view points are the authentic, legitimate, unquestionable, and valid approaches to what really went on behind the scenes of college basketball at the University of Connecticut. Unique in its approach, breathtaking in its style and brilliant in its sincerity, Huskie Mania is a must-read for children, teenagers, adults, parents, and especially basketball fans. I reccomend this book to anyone who has ever had a dream to do something amazing, for it will inspire you to become anything you want to be. Shea, if you are out there, congratulations on a book well written and a job well done. You truly are one of the, if not the, greatest author of all time.

This is biographical look at Tomie dePaola's growing up years in Meriden, Connecticut. This book opens right after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Tomie, a 2nd grader, is scared. He hears the grownups talking, he hears the President's address on the radio, and he practices air raid drills at school. Everyone tells him that everything is alright, but he's still scared.

This book reads like fiction, but is based on Tomie's real-life experiences, and includes such real details of the war that children wouldn't otherwise know, like nylon hosery being unavailable because nylon was used for parachutes and blackout curtains being used to protect the house. It eerily parallels what today's children have had to deal with, both with the bombing of the World Trade Center five years ago, as well as children dealing today with fathers, brothers and uncles going off to serve in the war in Iraq.

I recommend this book as a read-aloud for Kindergarten up and it's a great read-alone book for kids a little older, all the way up to age 10 or so (and not so bad for the parents either).

This is a great book for young children to read! It covers the news of Pearl Harbor thru New Year's Eve of that year. I believe that Tomie was in the second grade at the time. Mr. dePaola does an excellent job of describing the fears and feelings that a child had at that time. He did a great job of explaining the experience (like bomb shelter preparation) without creating fear in the young reader. My 6 and 4 year old children loved it. We can't wait for the next edition. [...]

Great book with a great selection of trails, some only a few miles away from me that I was unaware of.

The book is set up so that it is very easy to plan each trip. The descriptions of the flora and fauna to be encountered on the trail are very detailed. As a budding nature photographer, this is a major plus.

Love the book and recommended to anyone who lives in or is planning a vacation to Connecticut who wants to see the variety of landscapes and wildlife that the state has to offer.

I was pleased to find this guide to discovering the natural areas of Connecticut. Since I bought it, my family and I have been on numerous hikes. The chart in the front helps us plan--if we have time for a bit of a drive and a day's outing, we can go farther to a new and spectacular hike. If we don't have much time, we choose one closer to home. It's a great way to explore our new home state.

New England Seacoast Adventures: A Complete Guide To Outdoor Recreatoin From Connecticut To Maine is an engaging travel guide by experienced travel writer Stephen Jermanok and written specifically for anyone with an interest in enjoying outdoor activities to be found along the seacoast of of all the Atlantic bordering New England states. Listing data sport-by-sport for each state, along with information on state parks, camping places, historical landmarks and much more, New England Seacoast Adventures is a superbly presented and highly recommended "user friendly" guide for people who enjoy camping, kayaking, sailing, beachcombing, rock climbing, scuba diving, surfing, golfing, fishing, camping, or a wide variety of other memorable seacoast area activities.

New England Seacoast Adventures: A Complete Guide To Outdoor Recreatoin From Connecticut To Maine is an engaging travel guide by experienced travel writer Stephen Jermanok and written specifically for anyone with an interest in enjoying outdoor activities to be found along the seacoast of of all the Atlantic bordering New England states. Listing data sport-by-sport for each state, along with information on state parks, camping places, historical landmarks and much more, New England Seacoast Adventures is a superbly presented and highly recommended "user friendly" guide for people who enjoy camping, kayaking, sailing, beachcombing, rock climbing, scuba diving, surfing, golfing, fishing, camping, or a wide variety of other memorable seacoast area activities.

This is a wonderful book with great old photos of the department thru the years. I am proud to say that my father was a Lieutenent in the New Haven Fire Dept. He is depicted in this book, in an infamous photo of a fellow firefighter carrying him,unconscious, from a fire scene.

I grew up with my grandmother always talking about my great grandfather being a New Haven firemen. My great grandfather's name was William Cleary and he perished in a 1930 fire by an ammonia tank in the basement of a bakery. I bought this book so that I could not only read about my great grandfather, but so that I could read about all of the other heroic men who risked their lives, some even perishing, to save other people's lives. I not only enjoy reading about the various fire departments and firemen in New Haven through all of the decades starting with the early 1900's through present day, but the photos are priceless. The photos display the old firetrucks, the men, and the horrific blazes that the men had to contend with. I couldn't believe how the firemen's uniforms progressed throughout the years and what the early firemen had to endure not only with their rustic uniforms, but with their early modes of transportation. This book is for anyone who wants to read about incredible heros and the actual history of the New Haven fire departments. The tribute to all the firemen who died in the line of duty was very touchung. I felt that this book was written by a person who lived and breathed as a fireman. It made me feel proud to know that I had a courageous hero in my family. Don't pass up this historical, brilliant read. Audra Riccitelli