Wicked Litchfield County

Thieves, rumrunners and rapscallions all color the unsavory side of Litchfield County history. Townspeople accused women of witchcraft simply for not bearing enough children in the early days of the region. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Owen Sullivan and William Stuart took advantage of the county's isolated stretches and a currency shortage to build counterfeiting empires. In 1780, Barnett Davenport's brutal actions earned him infamy as the nation's first mass murderer. Small-time speakeasies slowly took hold, and the omnipresence of alcohol-fueled crime led to the birth of the nationwide prohibition movement. Local historian Peter C. Vermilyea explores these and other devilish tales from the seedier history of Litchfield County.

Author: Peter C. Vermilyea
Publisher: History Press
Published: 07/18/2016
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.30d
ISBN13: 9781467119696
ISBN10: 1467119695
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | New England (CT, MA, ME, NH,
- True Crime | General