Stories in Stone: How Geology Influenced Connecticut History and Culture

by Jelle Zeilinga de Boer

Exploring the many facets of Connecticut's unique geology

In a series of entertaining essays, geoscientist Jelle Zeilinga de Boer describes how early settlers discovered and exploited Connecticut's natural resources. Their successes as well as failures form the very basis of the state's history: Chatham's gold played a role in the acquisition of its Charter, and Middletown's lead helped the colony gain its freedom during the Revolution...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819568910
• ISBN13: 9780819568915
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"