Wicked Waterbury: Madmen & Mayhem in the Brass City

by Edith Reynolds and John Murray

Book Overview

In its early days, Waterbury was a muddy swamp, a breeding ground for pestilence and mosquitoes. Yet the town's early settlers rarely strayed from the path of Puritan righteousness. By the turn of the twentieth century, however, this rigorously policed, morally upright community had become what one politician called a "crossroads of slime and evil." Headlines boasted tales of corrupt politicians and love scandals, union strife and industrial sabotage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596296291
• ISBN13: 9781596296299
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 8.7"