{"product_id":"brookfield-marilyn-s-whittlesey-9781531600730","title":"Brookfield","description":"During the early 1700s, Brookfield was first colonized \u003cbr\u003ein an area occupied by the Pootatuck Indians. Hat, \u003cbr\u003eshear, and comb factories arose along the Still River, \u003cbr\u003eenticing settlers, who built farms, churches, and inns. In \u003cbr\u003e1752, land was taken from New Milford, Newtown, and \u003cbr\u003eDanbury to form the Parish of Newbury. By 1788, the town \u003cbr\u003ewas incorporated as Brookfield in honor of the area's first \u003cbr\u003eordained pastor, Rev. Thomas Brooks. \u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cbr\u003etown quickly outgrew its horse-and-buggy paths \u003cbr\u003eand one-room schoolhouses. In 1927, Candlewood \u003cbr\u003eLake was born out of area farmland, flooded to form \u003cbr\u003ethe largest man-made lake in Connecticut. Brookfield \u003cbr\u003edepicts the settlement of the area and highlights notable \u003cbr\u003enatives, including Lucia Ruggles Holman, the first \u003cbr\u003eAmerican woman to circumnavigate the globe, and \u003cbr\u003eSarah Jane Campbell, P.T. Barnum's famous fat lady.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marilyn S. Whittlesey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1531600735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781531600730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing Library Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d","brand":"Marilyn S. Whittlesey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43936659276031,"sku":"9781531600730","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_bb70955d-4540-4358-a0e3-45091cfdc012.jpg?v=1681426293","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/brookfield-marilyn-s-whittlesey-9781531600730","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}