Regional Interest

Kelly: A Father, a Son, an American Quest

by Daniel J. Boyne

A well-illustrated account of the champion Kelly oarsmen, Grace Kelly's father and brother.

Draggerman's Haul

by Ellery Thompson

Local fisherman Ellery Thompson (1899-1986) published this salty memoir of his life as a fisherman, rumrunner, artist, and all-around waterfront character in 1950, and it has been reissued with biographical information and engaging illustrations.

Once Upon Quoketaug: The Biography of a Connecticut Farm Family, 1712-1960

by Rudy J. Favretti

Published by the Stonington Historical Society, this detailed history of the Williams farm in Old Mystic, by a noted landscape historian, is a great piece of local history.