Westport, Connecticut : the story of a New England town's rise to prominence / Woody Klein ; foreword by Joanne Woodward.

Klein, Woody, 1929-

Book

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2000.

xvii, 382 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm

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"Sponsored by the Westport Historical Society, Westport, Connecticut."

Writer's Room copy autographed by the author and Miggs Burroughs.

Westport (Conn.) -- History.

Connecticut -- Westport (Town)

Local author

History.

Woodward, Joanne, 1930-, writer of foreword.

Westport Historical Society (Conn.)

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).

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