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Article: A Patriot Long Forgotten: Radio Docudrama To Examine Silas Deane, Local Hero Who Faded From History.
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- Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT)
- Article date:
- January 8, 2007
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Byline: Ann Marie Somma
Jan. 8--WETHERSFIELD -- On any given day, hundreds of drivers pass down the Silas Deane Highway, named after a little-known patriot whom two Connecticut men hope to elevate from a footnote in the annals of the American Revolution. "He was a patriot. He probably gave his life for the revolution, even though he had some doubts," Paul Gionfriddo said. Gionfriddo, of Glastonbury, and William Lobb, of Wallingford, have written a 90-minute docudrama entitled "Silas Deane, The Improbable Hero." It will air Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WNPR Connecticut Public Radio. The project was funded mainly by private donations and a $500 contribution from ...