Overview
The New Haven Town Records, 1769 - 1819 is a fully annotated and indexed primary source transcription of the minutes of New Haven's Town Meetings over what is arguably the most significant half century of the city's long history. As Volume IV in the Ancient Record Series, this 470-page volume provides primary source accounts of the greater New Haven area, including New Haven, West Haven, East Haven, North Haven, Hamden, Bethany, Branford, and North Branford. Major subjects of the volume touch on the American Revolution, the importance of the fishing industry, the rise and fall of New Haven as a major seaport, the increasing importance and influence of Yale and its graduates, as well as a near monthly account of New Haven's remarkable transition from a secondary colonial outpost on the far reaches of the British Empire into a vibrant American city on the brink of the Industrial Revolution. A treasure trove for historians and genealogists alike, The New Haven Town Records includes thousands of names of New Haven residents and the public offices they held from the end of Seven Years War to the eve of President James Monroe's second term as U.S. President.
Full Product Details
Author: Peter J Malia
Publisher: Connecticut Press
Imprint: Connecticut Press
Edition: Annotated edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.694kg
ISBN: 9780997790757
ISBN 10: 099779075
Pages: 478
Publication Date: 11 November 2020
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
This book is a great contribution to New Haven research. Beyond simple minutes of town meetings, it transcribes considerable details of who said what in those meetings. The book has an excellent introduction and 57-page 'every-name' index, 2020 Literary Awards, Connecticut Society of Genealogists.
Author Information
Peter J. Malia is an American historian, writer, editor, and genealogist. He received his B.A. in History from Providence College, Providence, RI, and his graduate training in Early American History at Trinity College, Hartford, CT (M.A.), and Fordham University in New York City, NY (ABD). He served as a senior historical researcher and associate editor of Sleepy Hollow Restorations Press in Tarrytown, NY, where he played an instrumental role in the publication of the award-winning Van Courtlandt Family Papers as well as several regional histories involving Washington Irving, West Point, and the Hudson River. As editor of The Connecticut Historical Society, Mr. Malia revitalized the Society's publishing arm with the appearance of several award-winning titles, including artists Thomas Cole and Anson Dickinson; Governor Jonathan Trumbull; an illustrated history of Hartford; and a history of Connecticut railroads. He is the author of two award-winning titles, Visible Saints: The Colonial History of West Haven, Connecticut, 1648 - 1798, and Flying Horses: The Golden Age of American Carousel Art, 1870 - 1930.
