Bicycles and baseball meet the Knights of the Round Table in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. In Mark Twain’s brilliant satire on the Victorian sentimental obsession with All Things Medieval, Hank Morgan, a practical Connecticut Yankee, travels in time to Camelot—thanks to a blow to his head—and turns 6th-century England into a parody of 19th-century industrial America. As “Sir Boss,” Morgan introduces newspapers, electricity, and, in the end, modern warfare.
When Hank Morgan is cracked on the head by a crowbar in 19th-century Connecticut, one of literature’s most extraordinary fantasy tales begins to unfold. Humorous, devilishly insightful, and resoundingly contemporary, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court remains one of the most celebrated stories in the canon of American writing. Awakening to find himself in the England of King Arthur, Morgan discovers a world of fear, injustice, and ignorance hiding behind a Utopian mirage.
Connecticut Valley Furniture by Eliphalet Chapin And His Contemporaries, 1750-1800
This book showcases the amazing variety of design and exceptional craftsmanship produced in the region in the decades before and after the American Revolution. This rich trove of early Americana is authoritatively discussed and depicted in nearly 200 catalog entries with 450 photographs and line drawings. Over half of the illustrations feature unpublished or little-known examples, in addition to Masterpieces from the Connecticut Historical Society Museum and other major collections. This book offers the first ever systematic framework for classifying Connecticut Valley case furniture.
Added by: susan6th | Karma: 3133.45 | Fiction literature | 26 March 2010
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The Crossroads
A well-told ghost story with plenty of twists and chills. Eleven-year-old Zack believes that his mother, who died from cancer, haunts his New York City apartment, continually disapproving of his behavior. He is immensely relieved when Dad marries Judy, a kind woman, and they move to Connecticut. Unfortunately, Zack cannot seem to escape the dead. Shortly after arriving in North Chester, they meet Gerda Spratling, the last survivor of the town's founding family.
