Nestled below the cliffs of West Rock, the peaceful hamlet of Westville
has made a name for itself over the years as an important manufacturing
center and scenic refuge. Well known for harboring the regicides who
signed the death warrant of England's Charles I, the village has also
seen its share of patriots, pirates, rascals and murderers in the three
centuries since its settlement. From the legends of the infamous Captain
Thunderbolt to the inventor who installed secret panels and a trapdoor
in the old Westville Library, this collection of articles tells the
stories of Westville from the revealing early modern perspective of
nineteenth- and early twentieth-century columnists.