Reviews for History of Ancient Woodbury Connecticut, from the First Indian Deed in 1659 to 1879, Includi...

The average rating for History of Ancient Woodbury Connecticut, from the First Indian Deed in 1659 to 1879, Includi... based on 2 reviews is 1.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-08-22 00:00:00 June Paul "Don't cry for me Argentina...no wait, cry for me now that I'm done reading this book." If you're one of the two or three people that have followed my critical journey through reading a history of every country in the world (that has one), you're likely to have noticed a recurring theme that goes something like this: Book starts off great. Book is great until post-WWII (doesn't matter where the hell in the world it is). Book devolves into mind-numbing orgy of economic factoids and meaninglessnesses. This one takes that last bit and expands it into an excruciating, torturous miasma of economic and political messes. It's a shame because Argentina, who shouldn't cry for us, seems like a really fascinating place! Borges! The Pampas! The best 20th century war=The Falklands "War" (in it's obligatory quotes)! Madonna! Operation Condor! All those crazy wars with its neighbors! Well, none of that is to be found here. Seriously, folks, how can you discuss The Dirty War and not mention US complicity in Operation Condor? How can you expand mind-numbing economic matters to fill most of a book? And totally leave out culture? Or Argentinians other than stupid politicians?

Review # 2 was written on 2017-03-26 00:00:00 Dawn Robertson This was okay. Not an exciting read, but if you're looking for a general picture of what happened when, with names and dates, this will give you the basic info.