A Statistical Account Of The City Of New-Haven

By Timothy Dwight

Book Overview

Step into New Haven as it stood two centuries ago, counted, measured, and keenly observed by one of New England's most exacting minds. Every detail is meticulously noted. In A Statistical Account Of The City Of New-Haven, Timothy Dwight, New England clergyman, educator, and traveller, turns his lucid eye on early nineteenth-century Connecticut. The result is a statistical gazetteer of New Haven that captures early American city history in remarkable depth: careful population and trade statistics, notes on institutions and civic life, and a vivid sense of New Haven urban development at a formative moment. Both historical demographics reference and resource for genealogists, this compact survey illuminates families, occupations, worship, education, and governance, anchoring New Haven Connecticut history within the wider currents of New England municipal history and Dwight's wider travels in New England. Quiet prose, precise numbers, and steady insight combine to create a primary source for historians that remains surprisingly readable for curious modern visitors to the past. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Produced with respect for the original text, this heritage volume speaks equally to casual readers of local lore, students of early 19th century Connecticut and American urban life, and classic-literature collectors seeking an authentic, enduring record of a city on the cusp of change.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354443095
• ISBN13: 9789354443091
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"