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The magazine of Connecticut historyctexplored.org

Magazine & Book

The magazine:* Quarterly* For a public history audience; suitable for high school students* Sources embedded in articles* 50 back issues: hundreds of articles

* In each issue: Photo essayFeatures: 2,500 words Departments: < 1,000 words

* Teacher discounted subscription rate: $15* E-version available

Connecticut’s Native American History

• “Breaking the Myth of the Unmanaged Landscape” by Tobias Glaza with Paul Grant-Costa, Connecticut Explored (Spring 2012, Vol. 12, No 2)—ecological interpretation

• “Who Should Rule at Home? Native American Politics and Indian-White Relations” by P. Richard Metcalf, The Journal of American History, Vol 61, No. 3 (Dec. 1974)—political interpretation

• Excerpt from The Pequot War by Alfred Cave (Umass Press, 1996)—economic interpretation

• “’Why Should You Be so Furious?’: The Violence of the Pequot War” Journal of American History (Dec. 1998)

• “Exploring and Uncovering the Pequot War,” by Kevin McBride and Laurie Lamarre, Connecticut Explored (Fall 2013, Vol 11, No. 4)

INQUIRY: How does money work?

African American Connecticut Explored (Wesleyan University Press, 2014)

L to R: Elizabeth Normen, Dr. Katherine Harris, Dr. Frank Mitchell, Dr. Stacey Close, Olivia White

INQUIRY:Did U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney get it right when he took 2012’s “Lincoln” director Steven Spielberg to task for portraying two representatives from Connecticut voting against the 13th amendment abolishing slavery?”

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