Description: Book Descriptions--[Nathaniel Bartlett Sylvester], History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers, Complete in Two Volumes. Philadelphia—Louis H. Everts, 1879, 1,111 consecutively numbered, double-column pages. First Edition. 9” x 12 ¼”. Gilt titles on pressed brown boards with leather spines. No frontis to Volume I but there is a colored frontis to Volume II. Covers have been professionally reinforced, but still show signs of cracking. Covers show wear to cloth along margins, particularly at tips. Interiors are clean. Wonderful engravings, some of which are steel. Volume One covers the history of the Connecticut Valley; its topography and geology, the early explorers and the establishment of the first towns, and its military history. It also covers the history of Hampshire County, including the towns of Northampton, Amherst, Easthampton, Westhampton, Southampton, Hadley, South Hadley, Ware, Hatfield, Williamsburg, Plainfield, Cummington, Worthington, Middlefield, Goshen, Chesterfield, Huntington, Belchertown, Greenwich, Granby, Pelham, and Prescott. Volume Two discusses the histories of Franklin and Hampden Counties. The section on Franklin County includes the town histories of Greenfield, Deerfield, Montague, Orange, Shelburne, Northfield, New Salem, Conway, Sunderland, Bernardston, Buckland, Hawley, Charlemont, Whately, Leverett, Ashfield, Coleraine, Leyden, Shutesbury, Gill, Erving, Rowe, Warwick, Wendell, Heath and Monroe. The section on Hampden County includes the town histories of Springfield, West Springfield, Holyoke, Westfield, Chicopee, Palmer, Brimfield, Wilbraham, Monson, Ludlow, Longmeadow, Agawam, Chester, Wales, Blandford, Granville, Southwick, Montgomery, Russell, Holland, Tolland, and Hampden. All town histories contain biographical sketches of prominent citizens. Over 500 illustrations of prominent citizens and areas. Heavy weight of this two-volume series will entail extra postage.
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Location: Madison, Connecticut
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: Nathaniel Bartlett Syvester
Publisher: Louis H. Everts
Topic: History
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
