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Insurrection, Corruption & Murder in Early Vermont

Life on the Wild Northern Frontier

By: Gary G. Shattuck

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Insurrection, Corruption & Murder in Early Vermont

Life on the Wild Northern Frontier

By: Gary G. Shattuck

During America's Early Republic, the pastoral villages and forests of Vermont were anything but peaceful. Conflict raged along the Canadian border, as international tensions prompted Thomas Jefferson to ban American exports to France and Great Britain. Some Vermonters turned to smuggling. Federal seizure of a boat called the "Black Snake" went deadly wrong--three men were killed that day, and another died later in the state's first hanging execution. The outbreak of the War of 1812 brought thousands of troops, along with drunkenness, disease and a general disregard of civil rights, including the imposition of extra-legal military trials. Using his extensive knowledge of the law, author Gary Shattuck sheds new light on this riotous era.

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Arcadia Publishing

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162585188X

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Green Mountain Opium Eaters: A History of Early Addiction in Vermont

By: Gary G. Shattuck

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Green Mountain Opium Eaters: A History of Early Addiction in Vermont

By: Gary G. Shattuck

The green mountains, lush valleys and riotous fall colors of idyllic nineteenth-century Vermont masked a sinister underbelly. By 1900, the state was in the throes of a widespread opium epidemic that saw more than 3.3 million doses of the drug being distributed to inhabitants each and every month. Decades of infighting within the medical profession, complicit doctors and druggists, unrestricted access to opium and bogus patent medicines all contributed to the problem. Those conflicts were compounded by a hands-off legislature focused on prohibiting the consumption of alcohol. Historian Gary G. Shattuck traces this unusual aspect of Vermont's past. Book jacket.

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1467136948

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Green Mountain Opium Eaters

A History of Early Addiction in Vermont

By: Gary G. Shattuck

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A History of Early Addiction in Vermont

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"By the Wand of Some Magician"

Embracing Modernity in Mid-nineteenth Century Vermont

By: Gary G. Shattuck

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"By the Wand of Some Magician"

Embracing Modernity in Mid-nineteenth Century Vermont

By: Gary G. Shattuck

By the Wand of Some Magician" addresses the severe impact of railroad technology upon its arrival into Vermont in the mid-nineteenth century that introduced an unprepared, rural population to the effects of modernity. It is conveyed through the debates that legislators had following the destruction of their statehouse in 1857 when they considered various factors able to influence their decision in whether to relocate the capital to someplace other than Montpelier. The story revolves around three important aspects of Vermonters' lives that the solons considered: how the railroad changed one particular community (Rutland); agriculture; and the health of the state's inhabitants. Each of these topics is covered, with an emphasis on health. That issue has never been touched on before and includes drug addiction, abortion, and infanticide that increased substantially after to new technology arrived. Additionally, new forms of business (corporations), debtor-creditor relations (grab laws), and the influence of out-of-state financiers on the direction of Vermont government and policy are discussed. Finally, there are many images that will accompany the text to provide further context to the story"--

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1887043772

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Green Mountain Opium Eaters: A History of Early Addiction in Vermont

By: Gary G. Shattuck

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Guts

The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books

By: Gary Paulsen

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The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books

By: Gary Paulsen

The author relates incidents in his life and how they inspired parts of his books about the character, Brian Robeson.

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Random House of Canada

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0440407125

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Insurrection, Corruption & Murder in Early Vermont

Insurrection, Corruption & Murder in Early Vermont

Green Mountain Opium Eaters: A History of Early Addiction in Vermont

Green Mountain Opium Eaters: A History of Early Addiction in Vermont

Green Mountain Opium Eaters

Green Mountain Opium Eaters

"By the Wand of Some Magician"

"By the Wand of Some Magician"

Green Mountain Opium Eaters: A History of Early Addiction in Vermont

Green Mountain Opium Eaters: A History of Early Addiction in Vermont

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