From jacket description: "From Litchfield's great church stove war to Hartford's Charter Oak to Stonington's infamous Lantern Hill, these traditional tales from the Nutmeg State span four centuries of Connecticut history. Personal legends,…
Wilbur L. Cross (1862-1948) was born in Mansfield. He taught at Yale before becoming Governor of Connecticut from 1931-1939. He was a major supporter of the Connecticut State College (UConn).
From the book's dust jacket description: "The tercentenary of the founding of the three first Connecticut settlements is celebrated in this delightful book -- a light-hearted, informal, but authentic story of the oldest towns, their legends, their…