By Tamra Evans
Robert H. Steele, a businessman and former Congressman (2nd District CT) will speak at at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Ridgefield on September 17. Mr. Steele is the author of a novel, The Curse. In it he tells a story that connects an Indian massacre in 1637 with a political and cultural battle in the 1990′s over the building of a casino in Southeastern Connecticut.
Mr. Steele's website introduces us the book and Mr. Steele's background as follows:
With meticulous research concerning both Connecticut history and the impact of gambling, Mr. Steele wields historical details with firsthand knowledge of the 1990s gambling expansion to weave a tale of greed, politics and town and tribal conflict set in the fictional town of Sheffield, Connecticut.
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The Rotary Club of Ridgefield meets every Wednesday at 6:30 PM at Bartolo Restaurant. Rotary meetings are open to Rotarians from anywhere in the world and their guests.
*Image from Mr. Steele's website shows the author and his wife, Betsy, with the Connecticut River in the background.