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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Klein, Woody, 1929- Westport, Connecticut. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2000 (OCoLC)606390101 Online version: Klein, Woody, 1929- Westport, Connecticut. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2000 (OCoLC)609231371 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Woody Klein; Westport Historical Society (Conn.) |
| ISBN: | 0313311269 9780313311260 |
| OCLC Number: | 43411575 |
| Notes: | "Sponsored by the Westport Historical Society, Westport, Connecticut." |
| Description: | xvii, 382 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm. |
| Contents: | Foreword / Joanne Woodward -- Introduction: Westport at the Millennium -- Roots -- A Prehistoric Perspective -- The Native Americans -- Grass Roots Democracy -- The Mother Town -- The Bankside Farmers -- The Church Is The Town -- The Revolutionary War -- The Rise of Commerce and Industry -- Pride in a Community -- The Birth of Westport -- Civil War: Westport Responds -- The Challenge of Change -- 'The Beginning of Something Great' -- A Leap of Faith -- Artists and the New Westport -- The Impact of World War II -- Coming of Age -- Rising Expectations -- The Paradox of Progress -- Westport at a Glance -- Bankside Farmers' Agreement with Town of Fairfield -- Westport and Saugatuck Postmasters -- Petition of Daniel Nash to the Connecticut General Assembly -- Charter of the Town of Westport -- Westport Selectmen (1835 - 2001) -- Town Clerks (1835 - 2000) -- Westport Historical Society Presidents -- World War II Westporters Died in Service -- Representative Town Meeting Moderators (1949 - 2000). |
| Responsibility: | Woody Klein ; foreword by Joanne Woodward. |
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