Under the Dark Sky

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Steven G. Smith. Under the Dark Sky

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UNDER THE DARK SKY

Life in the Thames River Basin

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Much of eastern Connecticut, however changing, however modern, is at the same time a window into the past, perhaps the last remaining expression of colonial Connecticut culture, Yankee culture, as it evolved over the centuries. “It’s where Connecticut’s revolutionary spirit first came to life and where the New Light of the Great Awakening shined brightest,” Woodward says. “Drive through its hills and valleys, paddle its rivers, or walk its trails—most of all, talk to the people of eastern Connecticut and you’ll understand what’s Connecticut about the Connecticut Yankee.” In places like Woodstock, change comes slowly, and the colonial and agrarian past is respected. Woodstock consists of nicely kept old homes and a town green, and produces a country feel, with woods never far away.

Eastern Connecticut might even qualify as a microcosm of New England history, shaped by the enormously powerful influences of early Puritan life, the American Revolution, waves of immigration, and world wars.

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