Connecticut Icons: Classic Symbols of the Nutmeg State

by Charles Monagan

Overview

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 icons—from the hot lobster roll to the Yale Bowl, the U.S.S. Nautilus to the Merritt Parkway—and shows native and newcomer alike the independent spirit and local pride at the heart of this great state of Connecticut.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493027330
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	10/13/2017
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	1,057,506
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 7.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

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.

Read an Excerpt

Church 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.

Editorial Reviews

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 state’s good name by compiling this collection of Connecticut icons.—Charles Monagan

From the Publisher

If you had represent the essence of your state in images, which symbols would you choose? Charles Monagan has been answering that question monthly on the back page of Connecticut magazine, where he serves as editor-in-chief. His Connecticut Icons frames his 50 favorite choices, which include the USS Nautilus, the Yale Bowl, the Merritt Parkway, and the hot lobster roll. Savory fare for local loyalists.