Connecticut Curiosities, 3rd Edition is part of a GPP homegrown series of state-specific books that describe, with humor and affection and a healthy dose of attitude the oddest, quirkiest, and most outlandish places, personalities, events, and phenomena found within the state s borders and in the chronicles of its history.A fun, accessible read for travelers and non travelers alike a great armchair book with quirky b/w photographs throughout and maps for each region. They can be thought of as combination almanacs, off-the-wall travel guides, and wacky news gazettes, all with a decidedly...

The lives of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary--if misunderstood--thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes, jerks, and evil doers from history all get their due in the short essays featured in these enlightening, informative books. Sp

Whether it's for their solace and beauty or for the sense of history that seeps from the ground, cemeteries are fascinating places to visit, this spirited guide to burial grounds takes the reader to the most interesting and unusual ones in all of New England.