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1770001A History of Windsor 19441962: As Seen Through the Pages of The News-Weeklyhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/a-history-of-windsor-1944-1962-as-seen-through-the-pages-of-the-news-weekly-1/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/395488/36601527-b6c9-4ad1-bc7c-0e68ff628888.jpg?v=638334523606430000143143MXNRivulet Ferry PressInStock/Ebooks/<p>Windsor, Connecticuts oldest English settlement, underwent many political, economic, and social changes between the end of World War II and the dawn of the 1960s. After over 1,000 Windsor servicemen and women returned from fighting abroad in World War II, more schools were built, new highways and bridges were constructed, new businesses opened up, the form of government was changed, and Republicans and Democrats battled for control of the town. In addition, Windsor voters and town officials had to wrestle with many other issues such as whether or not to legalize gambling in town, force entrenched interests to pay their fair share of local taxes, sue Loomis Institute to require it to admit more Windsor children, and earmark funds to replace a filthy rat infested, unheated dog pound.</p><p>In the first book of its kind, Herbert C. Hallas uses <em>The News-Weekly</em>, a weekly newspaper founded by his parents, as his primary source and recounts the significant changes in the towns politics, schools, housing, businesses, and culture that occurred between 1944 and 1962. He also unveils 47 pages of chronologies of selected athletic, business, governmental, and community events, as well as 105 photographs and headlines that were published in the newspaper, and an index with 722 names.</p>...1743305A History of Windsor 19441962: As Seen Through the Pages of The News-Weekly143143https://www.gandhi.com.mx/a-history-of-windsor-1944-1962-as-seen-through-the-pages-of-the-news-weekly-1/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/395488/36601527-b6c9-4ad1-bc7c-0e68ff628888.jpg?v=638334523606430000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20189780997723380_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9780997723380_<p>Windsor, Connecticuts oldest English settlement, underwent many political, economic, and social changes between the end of World War II and the dawn of the 1960s. After over 1,000 Windsor servicemen and women returned from fighting abroad in World War II, more schools were built, new highways and bridges were constructed, new businesses opened up, the form of government was changed, and Republicans and Democrats battled for control of the town. In addition, Windsor voters and town officials had to wrestle with many other issues such as whether or not to legalize gambling in town, force entrenched interests to pay their fair share of local taxes, sue Loomis Institute to require it to admit more Windsor children, and earmark funds to replace a filthy rat infested, unheated dog pound.</p><p>In the first book of its kind, Herbert C. Hallas uses <em>The News-Weekly</em>, a weekly newspaper founded by his parents, as his primary source and recounts the significant changes in the towns politics, schools, housing, businesses, and culture that occurred between 1944 and 1962. He also unveils 47 pages of chronologies of selected athletic, business, governmental, and community events, as well as 105 photographs and headlines that were published in the newspaper, and an index with 722 names.</p>...9780997723380_Rivulet Ferry Presslibro_electonico_ffead7c8-01d7-3184-a651-4fa9e51a9352_9780997723380;9780997723380_9780997723380Herbert C.InglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/draft2digital_ipp-epub-4a93940b-6e29-438c-a9cf-624b0ef71776.epub2018-11-29T00:00:00+00:00Rivulet Ferry Press