The New England States, Vol. 2

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Excerpt from The New England States, Vol. 2: Their Constitutional, Judicial, Educational, Commercial, Professional and Industrial HistoryIn Connecticut the industrial situation at the commencement of our story was simple. Manufactures, except for coarse articles of prime necessity, awaited birth among the unsuspected marvels of the future. A large majority drew support from agriculture. Commerce with the West Indies and with neighboring groups of islands carried off the surplus, giving not only employment, but practical education to many youth, born of the best blood of the commonwealth, who learned every part of the business from selling and buying cargoes to navigating ships, running blockades and eluding hostile cruisers. Hartford, New Haven, Middletown, New London and Norwich gathered the surplus products of surrounding districts, and distributed the goods purchased in exchange.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.