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Connecticut Goes to the Beach:
A Source of Pleasure and Relaxation


Suggestions for further reading

Farnham, Thomas J. Fairfield: The Biography of a Community, 1639-1989. West Kennebunk, Maine: Phoenix Publishing, 1988.

Federal Writers’ Project of the Work Projects Administration. History of Milford, Connecticut, 1639-1939. Hartford: WPA, 1939.

Hanna, Archibald. A Brief History of the Thimble Islands in Branford, Connecticut. Archon Books, 1970.

Holman, Mabel Cassine. The Western Neck: The Story of Fenwick. Hartford: Privately printed, 1930.

Klein, Woody. Westport, Connecticut: The Story of a New England Town’s Rise to Prominence. Westport: 2000.

Knapp, Lewis G. In Pursuit of Paradise: History of the Town of Stratford, Connecticut. West Kennebunk, Maine: Phoenix Publishing, 1989.

Osterweis, Rollin G. Three Centuries of New Haven, 1638-1938. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1953.

Palmquist, David W. Bridgeport: A Pictorial History. Norfolk: The Donning Company Publishers, 1985.

Ray, Deborah Wing and Gloria P. Stewart. Norwalk: Being an Historical Account of that Connecticut Town. Canaan, New Hampshire: Phoenix Publishing, 1979.

Ruddy, John J. New London. Dover: Arcadia Publishing, 1998.

Ryerson, Kathleen Hulser. A Brief History of Madison, Conn. New York: Pageant Press, Inc., 1960.

Link to other essays in this Journey:

>> Introduction: Connecticut Goes to the Beach
>> Getting There
>> Resort Hotels and Seaside Cottages
>> Gathering with Friends and Family
>> Attractions and Amusements
>> Souvenirs of the Trip

>> Guideposts