{"product_id":"brookfield-marilyn-whittlesey-9780738501161","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 Whittlesey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738501166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738501161\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\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 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.54w x 0.37d","brand":"Marilyn Whittlesey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48998602866943,"sku":"9780738501161","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/brookfield-marilyn-whittlesey-9780738501161","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}