Listen to Stories About the Neighbors

Listen to additional interviews taped for the CPTV documentary Mark Twain's Neighborhood: Nook Farm and an excerpt of Neely Bruce's original music for the show.

	The Neighborhood Bill Hosley, executive director of the Antiquarian and Landmarks Society, talks about the neighborhood and Hartford High School, old and new.		Music from the TV Show Composer Neely Bruce performs music from Mark Twain's Neighborhood: Nook Farm.
	Hooker House Bill Hosley talks about the architecture of the John and Isabella Hooker House.		American Woman's Home Katherine Kane, executive director of the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, talks about the American Woman's Home.
	Edward Tuckerman Potter Bill Hosley talks about Edward Tuckerman Potter, the architect of the Mark Twain House.		Issues of the Day Katherine Kane talks about the role of historical sites.
	A Victorian Icon Bill Hosley talks about Hartford as a Victorian icon.		Slave Auction Joan Hedrick, Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of Harriet Beecher Stowe: A Life, talks about Henry Ward Beecher's slave auction.
	Victorian Era Bill Hosley talks more about the Victorian Era in Hartford.		Beecher-Tilton Scandal Joan Hedrick talks about the Beecher-Tilton Scandal.
	Monday Evening Club John Boyer, executive director of The Mark Twain House talks about the Monday Evening Club.		Uncle Tom's Cabin Joan Hedrick talks about Harriet Beecher Stowe as a writer and Uncle Tom's Cabin.
	American Publishing Company John Boyer talks about Elisha Bliss and the American Publishing Company.		Religion Richard Wightman Fox, author of Trials of Intimacy, talks about religion and the Beecher Trial.
	Centennial of 1876 Henry Cohn, Connecticut Superior Court judge, talks about the Chinese visit to the Centennial of 1876.		Spiritualism Richard Wightman Fox talks about spiritualism.
	Chinese Exclusion Act Henry Cohn talks about the Chinese Exclusion Act.		"Truth Tellers" Richard Wightman Fox talks about Victoria Woodhull and Isabella Beecher Hooker as "truth tellers."
	Joseph Hawley Henry Cohn talks about Joseph Hawley as editor of the Evening Press and during the Civil War.		More Joseph Hawley Henry Cohn talks about Joseph Hawley as governor of Connecticut.