Stories From Vermonts Marble Valley

Author : Mike Austin
Publisher : History Press (SC)
ISBN 13 : 9781596299252
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stories from Vermont's Marble Valley written by Mike Austin and published by History Press (SC). This book was released on 2010 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the nineteenth century, Rutland was the center of a booming marble industry. By the early twentieth century, the Vermont Marble Company was considered the largest U.S. corporation in the world. Today, the region of southwestern Vermont that runs from Middlebury in the north to Dorset in the south is still called the Marble Valley, "? and visitors flock every year to tour the Vermont Marble Museum and the International Carving Studio and to picnic in the quarries. In this first comprehensive history, Mike Austin chronicles the hardships, religious lives, labor struggles and triumphs of the Marble Valley's workers and industrious settlers. Complete with excerpts from firsthand accounts and news clippings, this wide-scoping history gives an intimate portrayal of the men and women who shaped the Vermont Marble Valley and made it their home."

Author : Christopher McGrory Klyza
Publisher : University Press of New England
ISBN 13 : 1611686865
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Story of Vermont written by Christopher McGrory Klyza and published by University Press of New England. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this second edition of their classic text, Klyza and Trombulak use the lens of interconnectedness to examine the geological, ecological, and cultural forces that came together to produce contemporary Vermont. They assess the changing landscape and its inhabitants from its pre-human evolution up to the present, with special focus on forests, open terrestrial habitats, and the aquatic environment. This edition features a new chapter covering from 1995 to 2013 and a thoroughly revised chapter on the futures of Vermont, which include discussions of Tropical Storm Irene, climate change, eco-regional planning, and the resurgence of interest in local food and energy production. Integrating key themes of ecological change into a historical narrative, this book imparts specific information about Vermont, speculates on its future, and fosters an appreciation of the complex synergy of forces that shaped this region. This volume will interest scholars, students, and Vermonters intrigued by the state's long-term natural and human history.

Author : Catherine Miglorie
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439643148
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vermont's Marble Industry written by Catherine Miglorie and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The marble deposits in Vermont are some of the richest in the world. Vermonts Marble Industry takes readers deep inside the quarries of the Green Mountain State to show how stone was sawed and raised from the earth to be cut, polished, and carved into monuments and structures that today are spread across the country. During the late 1800s, the marble industry flourished and the mighty Vermont Marble Company was started by a local family. The patriarch of the Proctor family built the Vermont Marble Company into the largest stone company in the world. They hired immigrant workers to fuel the company, and the region became a melting pot of nationalities. After World War II, demand for blocks of heavy dimension stone diminished and the slow demise of the Vermont Marble Company began. Vermonts Marble Industry proudly tells the history of the marble workers, their skilled craftsmanship, and the communities that relied on this industry.

Author : Thomas Nelson Dale
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Commercial Marbles of Western Vermont written by Thomas Nelson Dale and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David C. Gale
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Proctor written by David C. Gale and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert E. Weir
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1193 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Workers in America [2 volumes] written by Robert E. Weir and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 1193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This encyclopedia traces the evolution of American workers and labor organizations from pre-Revolutionary America through the present day. In 2001, Robert E. Weir's two-volume Historical Encyclopedia of American Labor was chosen as a New York Public Library Best in Reference selection. Weir recently revised this groundbreaking resource, resulting in content that is more accessible, comprehensive, and timely. The newest edition, Workers in America: A Historical Encyclopedia, features updated entries, recent court cases, a chronology of key events, an enriched index, and an extensive bibliography for additional research. This expansive encyclopedia examines the complete panorama of America's work history, including the historical account of work and workers, the social inequities between the rich and poor, violence in the Labor Movement, and issues of globalization and industrial economics. Organized in two volumes and arranged in A–Z order, the 350 entries span key events, collective actions, pivotal figures, landmark legislation, and important concepts in the world of labor and work.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vermont History written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : June Barrows Mussey
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
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Download or read book Vermont Heritage written by June Barrows Mussey and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 452 pages
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Download or read book Compressed Air written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 490 pages
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Download or read book Compressed Air Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: