Connecticut Icons: Classic Symbols of the Nutmeg State [Hardcover]

Here we sit between Rhode Island clam chowder and Manhattan clam chowder without a chowder to call our own. So . . . I was happy to do my part on behalf of our states good name by compiling this collection of Connecticut icons.--Charles MonaganCharles Monagan knows Connecticut. As editor of Connecticut Magazine he has spent years discovering and describing the people, places, and things that comprise the character of his home state.With this entertaining collection of photos, anecdotes, and little-known facts, Monagan presents fifty of his favorite iconsfrom the hot lobster roll to the Yale Bowl, the U.S.S. Nautilus to the Merritt Parkwayand shows native and newcomer alike the independent spirit and local pride at the heart of this great state of Connecticut.Charles Monagan is the former editor of Connecticut Magazine and author of The Neurotic's Handbook and The Reluctant Naturalist. He lives in iconic Waterbury, Connecticut.Charles Monagan knows Connecticut. As editor of Connecticut Magazine he has spent years discovering and describing the people, places, and things that comprise the character of his home state. With this entertaining collection of photos, anecdotes, and little-known facts, Monagan presents fifty of his favorite iconsfrom the hot lobster roll to the Yale Bowl, the U.S.S. Nautilus to the Merritt Parkwayand shows native and newcomer alike the independent spirit and local pride at the heart of this great state of Connecticut.[Setting] - ConnecticutChurch on the GreenIf the village green is Connecticut's most persistent reminder of its proper New England upbringing, the nearby white-steepled church comes in a close second. For well over 200 years, the soaring spires have peeked over treetops and stood like sentinels along curves in the road from one end of the state to the other, creating a powerful, highly visible community of faith for all to ponder.