Description
Vermont’s history is marked by fierce independence, generosity of spirit and the saga of human life along its steep slopes and fertile valleys. Meet the widow who outwitted Tories and will have spied for the Green Mountain Boys. Encounter the circle of relatives who gained a countrywide following by summoning spirits. Discover why one governor opposed ladies’s suffrage and the way that can have concerned spirits of every other type. Seek advice from an island retreat where Harpo Marx cheated at croquet and satirist Dorothy Parker wore nothing but a garden hat. Historian Mark Bushnell offers a glimpse of the Green Mountain State rarely seen.