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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Collections of the Vermont Historical Society (Volume I)

Collections of the Vermont Historical Society (Volume I)

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General ReferenceColonial Period (1600-1775)General Political Science

ISBN10: 9353800080
ISBN13: 9789353800086
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jul 1 2019
Pages: 536
Weight: 1.48
Height: 1.19 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Vermont did not arrive fully formed; it was argued into being, recorded line by line. Collections of the Vermont Historical Society (Volume I) opens the cupboards of memory, gathering the raw papers that shaped the Green Mountain State. Names, places, dates, turning points. Compiled as a historical society proceedings volume, this local history anthology brings together Vermont historical documents with the immediacy of an archival document collection: town and county records, civic notices, speeches, reports, and other early American civic records preserved by 19th century Vermont scholars. Expect transcriptions and abstracts that illuminate law, faith, schooling, and trade as Vermont moved from contested frontier to organised statehood. Dip in for a single curiosity, or read on for a grounded sweep of Green Mountain State history. Read it for New England settlement history as it truly sounded in the archives, and for the texture of everyday governance: boundaries drawn, communities founded, disputes settled, institutions built. For family historians, it is a steady genealogy research reference; for students and researchers, an academic history sourcebook that shows how public life was documented before modern bureaucracy. It also sits confidently beside other state archives publications and antiquarian society collections, a cornerstone for anyone tracing regional identity. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure, made for readers who want authoritative primary sources as well as classic-history collectors who value enduring works of record.

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