All the books in this bibliography are written on a Jr. high reading level.
Alderman, Clifford Lindsey.
The Colony of Connecticut
. Mew York: Hew York: Franklin Walls, Inc. 1975.
Beales, Carleton.
Our Yankee Heritage
. New York: Books for Libraries Press. 1955. A readable book that contains a good chapter on Connecticut’s Sons of Liberty.
Bixby, William.
Connecticut: A New Guide
. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1974. Contains a chapter on the history of Connecticut which deals with anti-imperialism, internal development and the Revolutionary period.
Carpenter, Allan.
Connecticut
. Chicago: Children’s Press. 1966. A readable book containing information of Connecticut’s charter, Connecticut’s spirit of independence and the colony’s problems with the Crown.
Collier, James Lincoln and Colier, Christopher.
My Brother Sam is
Dead
. New York: Scholastic Book Services. 1974. An excellent book on the Revolutionary war in Connecticut. This book is recommended for classroom use. It is easy to use in class and the students enjoy reading it.
Hoyt, Joseph B.
The Connecticut Story
. New Haven: Readers Press, Inc. 1961. Contains a chapter that provides information on Connecticut’s contribution to the war effort.
Johnstin, Johanna.
The Connecticut Story
. London: Crowell-Collier Press. 1969. A readable source containing chapters on Connecticut’s charter and the Revolutionary Era.
Perry, Charles Edward.
Founders and Leaders of Connecticut
. Boston: D. C. Heath and Company. 1934. Contains a readable, concise chapter on Colonial Connecticut. This book also has biographies on Connecticut’s leaders during the Revolutionary Era.
Fiction
Malvern, Gladys. Dear Wife. New York: Longman’s, Green and Co. 1953. This story takes place in Danbury, Connecticut and begins with the outbreak of hostilities in 1776.
