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MILLTOWN THREADS:
EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN ABOUT LIFE IN CONNECTICUT MILL TOWNS
By Beverly L. York
Funded in Part by a Grant from the Last Green Valley
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