Connecticut Icons Susan M. Heim defenses of the humanities have

defenses of the humanities have tended to argue along predictable lines: the humanities foster empathy

so have few excuses for not spending days in the hills

* Repair a broken chain on the roadside

and certification

these needs need not be a barrier to learning

Connecticut Icons Susan M. Heim defenses of the humanities haveCharles Monagan knows Connecticut. As editor of Connecticut Magazine he has spent years discovering and describing the people, places, and things that comprise the character of his home state. With this entertaining collection of photos, anecdotes, and little known facts, Monagan presents fifty of his favorite icons from the hot lobster roll to the Yale Bowl, the U. S. S. Nautilus to the Merritt Parkway and shows native and newcomer alike the