Brass Valley Binding:Hardback [/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]281 color photos[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]America 1750-1850[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]281 color

[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]281 color photos[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]America 1750-1850[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]281 color photos[/ColorPattern]

including Hearst Castle at San Simeon

and sleep in coffins

from Hawaii to Mexico to Florida

from imaginative play dens and private hideaways to luxurious spas and resorts

Brass Valley Binding:Hardback [/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]281 color photos[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]America 1750-1850[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]281 colorIn this ode to Connecticuts Naugatuck River Valley, vibrant photos and moving poetry relate the regions legendary industrial history and ponder its legacy. The story begins in 1802, when two metalworking families joined forces to manufacture brass. Business soared during the War of 1812 with the demand for buttons, and soon brass parts became essential in the age of steam and electricity. As large scale brass manufacturing grew across what became