Vermont Firsts and Other Claims to Fame

Vermont Firsts and Other Claims to Fame
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 203
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ISBN-10 : 9781439671702
ISBN-13 : 1439671702
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Book Synopsis Vermont Firsts and Other Claims to Fame by : Richard B. Smith

Download or read book Vermont Firsts and Other Claims to Fame written by Richard B. Smith and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-02 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vermont may be small in population, but it looms large with innovation. The state constitution was the first in America to ban slavery, provide for universal male suffrage and establish a system for publicly funded education. Ethan Allen captured Fort Ticonderoga for America's First Victory. An eleven-year-old Willie Johnston was America's youngest Medal of Honor winner, and Grace Coolidge became the one and only First Lady to have a raccoon as a pet while in the White House. In the 1930s, rebellious Vermonters were the first to vote down a major New Deal construction project, the Green Mountain Parkway. Join local historian Dick Smith as he reveals this state's pioneering nature.


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