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…
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 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,…