{"product_id":"stoningtons-steamboat-hotel-paperback","title":"Stonington's Steamboat Hotel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStuart Vyse\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 1837 to 1900 the tiny borough of Stonington, Connecticut was a major transportation hub on the route between New York and Boston. Steamboats leaving Manhattan followed Long Island Sound to Stonington Harbor where passengers boarded trains for the rest of the journey to Providence or Boston. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStonington's Steamboat Hotel, built in 1838 near the piers and railroad yard, was home to saloons, restaurants, a pool hall, a cigar shop, a tailor and a barber shop. Merchants, hotel keepers and saloon workers passed through the building, each with their own unique story. Many of them were immigrants or first-generation Americans, and they are a window onto a late 19th-century class of merchants and service workers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Join local author Stuart Vyse as he reveals a lively portrait of remarkable harmony in a small village that was far more diverse than it is today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStuart Vyse is a psychologist and writer. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBelieving in Magic: The Psychology of Superstition\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford, 2014), which won the William James Book Award of the American Psychological Association; \u003ci\u003eGoing Broke: Why Americans (Still) Can't Hold On to Their Money\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford 2018); \u003ci\u003eSuperstition: A Very Short Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford, 2020); and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eThe Uses of Delusion: Why It's Not Always Rational to Be Rational\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford, 2022). He has lived in Stonington, Connecticut, for more than twenty years. All author proceeds from this book will be donated to the Stonington Historical Society (https: www.stoningtonhistory.org).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8.96 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 17, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53097750659296,"sku":"9781467152952","price":26.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/bnbNsWmDZ_9781467152952.webp?v=1781687890","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/stoningtons-steamboat-hotel-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}