The experiences of the Danbury Hamilton family run through 350 years of U.S. history. Originating in Glasgow in 1640, family members hunted whales off Cape Cod and were charged with witchcraft. They purchased large swaths of land on Bear Mountain in Danbury's Pembroke district. They served as militia captains both before and during the Revolution. When the British burned Danbury in 1777, one Hamilton narrowly escaped death as sword-swinging Redcoats chased him on horseback.
In 1856 one Hamilton struck out, like many Americans, to find fortune in the...
The Hamiltons
The experiences of the Danbury Hamilton family run through 350 years of U.S. history. Originating in Glasgow in 164...
What do diplomats really do? U.S. diplomat George Glass recounts adventures and conflicts from over three decades in the Foreign Service. Largely focused on the Cold War, he describes infiltration of the peace movement and anti-Americanism in West Berlin. He details dealing with Moscow dissidents before Gorbachev. He reviews his arrests by the KGB, a high-speed KGB auto chase around Moscow, the suicide of a friend, and arrests of spies. He portrays battling East German leader Erich Honecker's plots to flood Berlin with refugees and close checkpoints. He shares views on politicians, and...
What do diplomats really do? U.S. diplomat George Glass recounts adventures and conflicts from over three decades in the Foreign Service. Largely ...
