The “compelling and lively” story of a pioneering abolitionist schoolteacher and her far-reaching influence on civil rights and American law (Richard S. New

A startling and superbly researched book demythologizing the North’s role in American slavery “The hardest question is what to do when human rights give way

Canterbury, Connecticut, 1832: a charming female boarding school has found success among the locals, with two dozen girls enrolled. Some in town question the pu

Mysteries and Legends of New England explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in the region’s history—evenly divided between the New Englan

Describes Prudence Crandall's violently-resisted attempts to educate African-American girls in Connecticut in the 1830's.