{"product_id":"newtown-daniel-cruson-9780738590219","title":"Newtown","description":"Included in this collection are some of the earliest\u003cbr\u003ephotographs ever taken of Newtown. In addition, Newtown\u003cbr\u003eshows some of the earliest views of the outlying farming\u003cbr\u003eand industrial communities such as Berkshire, Botsford, \u003cbr\u003eand Hawleyville. Many images also recall the town's career\u003cbr\u003eas a resort town--from the earliest Main Street hotels to\u003cbr\u003ethe teahouses that sprang up as the automobile grew in\u003cbr\u003epopularity. We also visit the summer recreation communities\u003cbr\u003ethat developed on Lake Zoar in the 1920s and 1930s. A\u003cbr\u003ewhole chapter deals with the pivotal role that the railroad\u003cbr\u003eplayed in the growth of Newtown. In addition, there is\u003cbr\u003econsiderable coverage of the War Maneuvers of 1912, which\u003cbr\u003ewere conducted all over the eastern portion of the town and\u003cbr\u003efinally centered on Castle Hill just west of Main Street.\u003cbr\u003eNewtown includes many photographs newly developed\u003cbr\u003efrom glass negatives and several recently discovered\u003cbr\u003ephotographs of great significance. These are all being\u003cbr\u003epublished here for the first time by Mr. Cruson, a trustee\u003cbr\u003eof the Newtown Historical Society, town historian, and\u003cbr\u003epresident of the Archaeological Society of Connecticut\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Cruson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738590215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738590219\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 11\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.19h x 6.61w x 0.29d","brand":"Daniel Cruson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947054924031,"sku":"9780738590219","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4086d51e-dec7-4c7c-b616-2f9ad43dd0f2.jpg?v=1681516442","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/newtown-daniel-cruson-9780738590219","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}