Download or read book Roadside History of Vermont written by Peter S. Jennison and published by Christian Classics. This book was released on 1989 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jennison, a sixth-generation Vermonter, conjures up Vermont's past with authority and faultless style, weaving the events of centuries into a seamless narrative fabric.

Download or read book Fast Lane on a Dirt Road written by Joe Sherman and published by . This book was released on 2010-10-19 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Vermont Curiosities written by Robert Wilson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008-10-14 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fun, accessible read for travelers and non travelers alike Vermont Curiosities is part zany Vermont guidebook and part Who's Who of unusual and unsung heroes, this compendium of the state's quirks and characters will amuse Vermont residents and visitors alike.

Download or read book Fast Lane on a Dirt Road written by Joe Sherman and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nestled between Montreal, Boston, and New York City exists a magic land called "Vermont." It's a state of the union, a state of mind, a state of grace, and a state of confusion and contradiction. Because of its beauty, its scale, and its depth of culture, Vermont is truly a perfect state. The image of Vermont that leaps off the pages of Vermont Life is one of rolling hills, small villages, white churches with soaring steeples, town meetings, and blazing foliage. But there is another side of "A Perfect State," a complex composite of dirt roads turned to Mud Season quagmires, sharply divided citizens who cannot find common ground on critical issues such as school financing, gay marriage, environmental protection, and development. Joe Sherman portrays the last fifty years of Vermont history, a time when the state evolved from a bucolic bedrock of conservatism to a rural theme park on America's cutting edge. Whether the subject is sprawl, gourmet ice cream (Vermont is home to Ben & Jerry's), or rock and roll (Vermont is also home to the rock band Phish), Vermont finds itself at the center of the stage. Fast Lane on a Dirt Road is a raucous book about a rocky state from a perspective so fresh that controversy is unavoidable. Traditionalists will take issue with Sherman's portrayal of the state as a cauldron of social change, while newcomers might object to the homage paid to Vermont's past. Vermont was the last state to allow in a Wal-Mart, and the first to authorize domestic partnerships. It is the only state with a Socialist representative in Congress, a state where a Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate (dairy farmer Fred Tuttle) actually voted for his better-qualified opponent. Sherman is a journalist and a social historian more than an academic. He has not had the luxury of time to filter and clarify his observations. As he states in his own acknowledgments, "Writing contemporary history is risky business." Fast Lane on a Dirt Road is a great read for anyone interested in the rapid evolution of American culture. The quirky history of Vermont shows us both where we've been and where we're going. The rest of America can learn a lot from Vermont.

Download or read book Vermont Women Native Americans African Americans written by Cynthia D. Bittinger and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vermont's constitution, drafted in 1777, was one of the most enlightened documents of its time, but in contrast, the history of Vermont has largely been told through the stories of influential white men. This book takes a fresh look at Vermont's history, uncovering hidden stories, from the earliest inhabitants to present-day citizens striving to overcome adversity and be advocates for change. Native Americans struggled to maintain an identity in the state while their land and rights were disappearing. Lucy Terry Prince was the first female African American poet who rose above racism to argue her case before Vermont's governor and won. Educator and historian Cynthia Bittinger unearths these and other inspirational stories of the contributions of women, Native Americans and African Americans to Vermont's history.

Download or read book History of Woodstock Vermont written by Henry Swan Dana and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Discovering Black Vermont written by Elise A. Guyette and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2010-07-31 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The search for an African American community in rural Vermont

Download or read book History of Addison County Vermont written by Henry Perry Smith and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 934 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The cross road written by Horace S. Symes and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of the Town of Shoreham Vermont written by Josiah Fletcher Goodhue and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Proceedings of the Vermont Historical Society written by Vermont Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A History of the Town of Fair Haven Vermont written by Andrew Napoleon Adams and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report of a Survey of Transportation on the State Highways of Vermont written by United States. Bureau of Public Roads and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Vermont Place Names written by Esther M. Swift and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 705 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Finnigans Slaters and Stonepeggers written by Vincent Feeney and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Vincent Feeney, longtime adjunct professor of history at the University of Vermont, has written the first book that peels back the Yankee mythos and examines the surprisingly rich, true story of the Irish in Vermont, from the first steady trickle of colonial pioneers to the flood of famine refugees and onward. From Fort Ticonderoga to Civil War battlefields and up until the years after World War II, discover how the Irish arrived, survived, fought, labored, organized, worshipped, played, and managed to prosper. This is a surprisingly behind-the-scenes American success story that has never been fully told until now.

Download or read book Vermonters written by Ron Strickland and published by UPNE. This book was released on 1998 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ron Strickland has caught the essential Yankee voice in these rich reminiscences.

Download or read book The History of Vermont written by Hosea Beckley and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: