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A View from the Sixties:
The Black Experience in Southeastern Connecticut
by Linwood W. Bland, Jr.. $19.95
A fascinating memoir by the man who led the New London NAACP through the turbulent Sixties. (HC)(N)

The Amistad Incident as Reported in The New London Gazette & General Advertiser $3 (PB)(N)

The History of the Amistad Captives
A reproduction of a pamphlet by John Warner Barber, 1840. $10
(PB)(N)

Black Roots in Southeastern Connecticut, 1650-1900
by Barbara Brown & Dr. James Rose. $34.95
This republished book is a milestone in genealogical research of African Americans and Native Americans in New London County. (HC)(N)

The Day Paper
by Gregory N. Stone. $30
An engrossing history of New London's award-winning daily newspaper as well as of the city itself. As you will learn from this book, The Day is one of the few remaining independent, locally- owned newspapers in the country. Indeed, in a sense, it is owned by the community.
(HC)

The Diary of Joshua Hempstead, 1711-1758.
(revised 1999) $75
Personal journal serves as a fascinating and invaluable account of Connecticut life in the early 18th century.
(HC)(N)

The Diary of Joshua Hempstead, 1711-1758.
(revised 1999) CD-ROM (PC) version. $60
This is a searchable full-text edition, excellent for doing research. (PB)(N)

Greetings from New London. $10
A collection of early 20th century postcards, culled from our archives, offering a fascinating glimpse of the early years of the previous century.
(PB)(N)

In The Footsteps of George Washington
byWilliam G. Clotworthy. $24.95
A guidebook to Washington sites all along the (US) East Coast, including the Shaw-Perkins Mansion.
(PB)

Life on a Whaler
by Nathaniel W. Taylor. $25
Story of Taylor's two-year antarctic voyage as physician aboard New London's Julius Caesar (1851-53).
(HC)(N)

Murder or Mayhem?
Benedict Arnold's New London Connecticut Raid, 1781
by Dr. Walter L. Powell. $9.95
An in-depth look at this raid; an exploration of the myths and fact surrounding it.
(HC)

Reinventing New London
by John J. Ruddy. $19
Another photographic history of New London, this one with its focus of beautiful buildings and neighborhoods no longer with us, due toe the excesses of that misnamed effort, urban renewal.
(HC)

Tapestry: A Living History of the Black Family in Southern Connecticut
by Dr. J. M. Rose & B. W. Brown. $5
An introduction to the role of African Americans in early New England history. Contains genealogies.
(PB)(N)

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