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New Haven (CT) (Then and Now)

Full title: New Haven (CT) (Then and Now)
ISBN: 9780738544755
ISBN 10: 0738544752
Authors: Caplan, Colin M.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Edition: Illustrated
Num. pages: 128
Binding: Paperback
Language: en
Published on: 2006

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Synopsis

originally Inhabited By The Native Quinnipiac, The Puritans Traded Blankets And Wares In 1638 To Acquire Land Destined To Be A Prosperous Mercantile Port. New Haven Became A Manufacturing Center And Was The Carriage And Corset Capital Of The World, While Also Being A Leader In Clocks, Firearms, Hardware, And Oyster Harvesting. Charles Goodyear And George W. Bush Once Called This City Home, And Yale Has Attracted Famous People Such As Eli Whitney And Bill And Hillary Clinton. Within new Haven, Antique And Modern Views Are Juxtaposed And Vividly Display The Effects Of Mass Redevelopment And Industrial Decline In The Elm City, While Showing The Development Of Community And Economic Prosperity In The 21st Century.