Legendary locals of Middletown, Connecticut / Robert Hubbard, Kathleen Hubbard, and the Middlesex County Historical Society.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hubbard, Robert., Author.

Hubbard, Kathleen., Author.

Contributor:

Middlesex County Historical Society (Middletown, Conn.)

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Celebrities--Connecticut--Middletown--Biography--Pictorial works.

Celebrities.

Middletown (Conn.)--Biography--Pictorial works.

Middletown (Conn.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.

Other Title:

Legendary locals of Middletown

Middletown, Connecticut

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Publishing, [2014]

Summary:

Although the town benefits from a position on a major navigable waterway, Middletown's success is primarily due to the energy, creativity, and diversity of its people. These include James Riley, whose autobiography detailing his trials as a white slave in Northern Africa showed millions of Americans the evils of slavery; Max Corvo, who helped the World War II Italian underground defeat the fascist regime; and Christie Ellen McLeod, longtime chief pathologist at Middlesex Memorial Hospital. Middletown can boast of athletes such as Helen "Babe" Carlson, a tremendously strong competitor who participated on men's baseball teams; Willie Pep, who, while going for the world featherweight title, had a record of 134 wins and only one loss; and Corny Thompson, who sparked the University of Connecticut basketball program's rise to national prominence. More notables include Allie Wrubel, a prolific songwriter and Academy Award winner for his song "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah;" Vivian McRae Wesley, a teacher, reading director, and leader of Middletown's African American community; and Francesco Lentini, who was born with three legs and appeared in every major circus and carnival.

Notes:

Includes index.

OCLC:

900734140