Dwight, Theodore, Jr. The History of Connecticut, from The First Settlement to the Present Time. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1840. First Edition. [10464]
Black textured cloth with dull gilt titles to spine, 6 x 4 inches, spine ends & corners worn through, small chip at bottom of spine. Private bookplate, 450 pp., 6 p. publisher's catalogue, tight. Some foxing. Good. Hardcover.
This history begins with the first discoveries and explorations of the area of Connecticut and ends with the year 1815. The focus of the contents is upon colonial times and the American Revolution.
Theodore Dwight, Jr. (1796-1866), b. Hartford, Connecticut, d. Brooklyn, New York. Dwight was the nephew of Timothy Dwight, the president of Yale. Dwight was an author and social commenter who promoted school reform.
