My Vermonters: The Northeast Kingdom 1800-1940 (Paperback)

A reflection, in chapters, on the lives of members of the author's family, their friends and neighbours who lived in Orleans and Caledonia counties between the end of the eighteenth and the middle of the twentieth centuries. Hard-working, God-fearing, and often clever, these were literate, respectable, and fairly well-off folks. They were, also, all too human - and certainly not always 'nice' or admirable'. The history that spills out from this archive - of documents, letters and postcards, diaries, photographs and oral history - encompasses family tales, curses and scandals; the working lives of farmers, store-keepers, merchants and railway men; education, teenage life, and courtship; building homes and becoming consumers; serving in the militia and in war; early tourism, and local entertainments; with a discursion on Vermont family names along the way. It is a fascinating story, generously illustrated with reproductions of documents and photographs.

General

Imprint:	The Grimsay Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Family Histories
Release date:	June 2016
Authors:	Roger Lee Emerson
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	416
ISBN-13:	978-1-84530-157-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours > Family history Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours > Family history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	1-84530-157-9
Barcode:	9781845301576

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