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Connecticut and the Civil War
"History and Human Rights Perspectives on Connecticut: Sagas, Scandals, Spirits and Slavery" Book Series
On Thursday, September 4, 2014 the Haddam Historical Society will present the fourth program in its book series “History and Human Rights Perspectives on Connecticut: Sagas, Scandals, Spirits and Slavery” which showcases new and recent works of nonfiction of particular relevance to Connecticut residents and readers.
Historian Matthew Warshauer of Central Connecticut State University will discuss both his new collection of essays Inside Connecticut and the Civil War: Essays on One’s State’s Struggles and his earlier book Connecticut in the American Civil War: Slavery, Sacrifice, and Survival, both published by Wesleyan University Press. Dr. Warshauer’s new collection of essays has an image of Haddam Civil War veterans on the cover from the collection of the Haddam Historical Society. September 4, 7 p.m., Brainerd Memorial Library, 920 Saybrook Road, Haddam, CT. Free and open to the public.
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