The Revolution of 1818

By Elizabeth Normen on September 1, 2018 Connecticut History, State Historian, Uncategorized

State historian Walter Woodward’s column is expanded to a full story in the Fall 2018 issue. Read it HERE.

Listen to his Grating the Nutmeg podcast on this topic, “Trouble in the Land of Steady Habits,” HERE.

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