Books on Bridgeport History

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Books on Bridgeport History – for sale at the BPL

Bridgeport, Scenes of America, by Mary K. Witkowski and Bruce Williams

Bridgeport at Work, by Mary K. Witkowski, Head of Historical Collections

Bridgeport on the Sound, by Mary K. Witkowski and Bruce Williams

Bridgeport Baseball, by Michael J. Bielawa, Community Relations Librarian

Bridgeport at Work, – this book from Arcadia Publishing celebrates the workers of Bridgeport and includes photographs and text covering the mid-Nineteenth century when the city began to grow as a major industrial center.

Bridgeport on the Sound, – another publication from Arcadia’s “Images of America” series, explores the history and character of Bridgeport as an important coastal, industrial city in southern New England. This book also includes many photographs and images from the Bridgeport Public Library Historical Collections.

Bridgeport Baseball, – traces the game from the post-Civil War era to today. This Arcadia Publishing book explores and celebrates Bridgeport’s rich baseball history from the early years when “Orator” Jim O’Rourke played to the building of the Harbor Yard Baseball Stadium, home of the Bridgeport Bluefish.