{"product_id":"legendary-locals-of-middletown-connecticut-robert-hubbard-9781467101202","title":"Legendary Locals of Middletown, Connecticut","description":"Although the town benefits from a position on a major navigable waterway, Middletown's success is primarily due to the energy, creativity, and diversity of its people. These include James Riley, whose autobiography detailing his trials as a white slave in Northern Africa showed millions of Americans the evils of slavery; Max Corvo, who helped the World War II Italian underground defeat the fascist regime; and Christie Ellen McLeod, longtime chief pathologist at Middlesex Memorial Hospital. Middletown can boast of athletes such as Helen \"Babe\" Carlson, a tremendously strong competitor who participated on men's baseball teams; Willie Pep, who, while going for the world featherweight title, had a record of 134 wins and only one loss; and Corny Thompson, who sparked the University of Connecticut basketball program's rise to national prominence. More notables include Allie Wrubel, a prolific songwriter and Academy Award winner for his song \"Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah;\" Vivian McRae Wesley, a teacher, reading director, and leader of Middletown's African American community; and Francesco Lentini, who was born with three legs and appeared in every major circus and carnival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Hubbard, Kathleen Hubbard, Middlesex County Historical Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1467101206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467101202\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 04\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Robert Hubbard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44065778139391,"sku":"9781467101202","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8f91d4d0-564f-4cb0-b246-ef6347165c44.jpg?v=1685403437","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/legendary-locals-of-middletown-connecticut-robert-hubbard-9781467101202","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}