Legendary Locals Of Burlington Vermont

Author : Robert J. Resnik
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467100663

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Legendary Locals of Burlington, Vermont by Robert J. Resnik Pdf

A bustling lumber and trading port on the shores of Lake Champlain founded by Ethan and Ira Allen in the 1780s became the city of Burlington in 1865. With a current population of almost 43,000 residents, Burlington is still Vermont's "Queen City," consistently nationally ranked for quality of life and as a great place to both raise a family and to retire. It is not just the beautiful scenery and endlessly interesting weather that makes Burlington desirable but also the amazing people and businesses of Burlington that make it unique. Burlington is the hometown of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream; Horatio Nelson Jackson, the first man to drive an automobile across the continental United States; the Lake Champlain Chocolate Company; first lady Grace Coolidge; the Vermont Pub & Brewery, one of the nation's first brewpubs; philosopher and educator John Dewey; the world-renowned jam band Phish; a small army of accomplished and eclectic artists; and more interesting coffee and tea shops than almost any other small city in the country.

Author : Peggy Conaway Bergtold and Stephanie Ross Mathews
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467101356

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Legendary Locals of Los Gatos by Peggy Conaway Bergtold and Stephanie Ross Mathews Pdf

In 1878, Charles Erskine Scott Wood, builder of the Cats Estate, wrote "Good citizens are the riches of a city." From its beginning, Los Gatos has suffered no shortage of hardworking, inventive, entrepreneurial, and gifted people. Early orchardists found the land unbelievably productive, but their crops were threatened with disease and pesky infestations of gophers. John Bean and Zephyr Macabee provided solutions. Louise Van Meter was an unconventional teacher who championed the new concept of kindergarten. Neta Snook Southern defied traditional female roles to become a pilot. She taught Amelia Earhart to fly before retiring to Los Gatos, where she raised prunes, apricots, and miniature horses. John Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath during one long, hot summer in town. Steve Wozniak settled in Los Gatos and donated computers to schools. The lives presented here have contributed to the sparkling legacy of the "Gem City of the Foothills."

Author : Fitchburg Historical Society
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467101103

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Legendary Locals of Fitchburg by Fitchburg Historical Society Pdf

Fitchburg was incorporated as a town 250 years ago. Many of the original 40 family founders served as Minutemen, beginning the tradition of volunteers like Orlando Boss, Henry Spooner, Norman Tucker, and Richard and Thomas Bresnahan serving in the Civil War, World War I, and World War II. Led by strong businessmen who also were public servants such as Alvah Crocker, Sylvanus Sawyer, Rodney Wallace, and George Simonds, the city grew to 40,000. Fitchburg has always welcomed immigrants who have enriched the community's history. Mayor Lisa Wong is the first Asian American mayor to have been elected in Massachusetts. Named an All-America city in 1970, Fitchburg remains proud of its heritage, celebrates its past, and anticipates the future. Legendary Locals of Fitchburg provides another historical view in the city's sestercentennial year.

Author : James L. Davis
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781467100847

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Legendary Locals of Greater Utica by James L. Davis Pdf

Utica's neighborhoods are filled with people whose passion for family, food, faith, and civic engagement are exemplary of the true American experience. Lives devoted to politics, business, sports, and scholarship have found their start, and often times their purpose, in Greater Utica. The nation's politics have been shaped by the likes of abolitionist Gerrit Smith, Congressman Roscoe Conkling, Vice Pres. James Sherman, and political pollster John Zogby. Enterprises including American Express and the Associated Press received boosts from businessmen John Butterfield and Theodore Faxton. Dick Clark hit the Utica airwaves long before American Bandstand was a household favorite, Will Smith wore a Proctor uniform before becoming a New Orleans Saint, and Arthur B. Davies learned to paint Mohawk Valley landscapes before introducing America to modernist art. Those looking to reclaim Utica's birthright as an essential American landmark include chefs Dean and Jason Nole, publisher Donna Donovan, Olympian-turned-entrepreneur Robert Esche, and the brewers of Saranac Beer, the Matt family.

Author : Jeffrey H. Beerworth
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467118408

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Historic Crimes and Justice in Burlington, Vermont by Jeffrey H. Beerworth Pdf

Burlington Police Department detective Jeff Beerworth explores the nature of crime and justice in the Queen City. As Burlington grew into a city out of wilderness, more citizens meant more opportunities for crime. Horse thefts, murders and drunken brawls swamped the young and prosperous city. Those misdeeds inspired the first officers of what would become the Burlington Police Department to serve and protect. Step behind the scenes of the Griwold murder case, the Mad Riot of 1898 and the murder of Officer James McGrath. Glimpse the dangers of police work and the shared human experiences of the city's officers and the citizens they serve.

Author : Reed Ueda
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 950 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9798216045168

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America's Changing Neighborhoods [3 volumes] by Reed Ueda Pdf

A unique panoramic survey of ethnic groups throughout the United States that explores the diverse communities in every region, state, and big city. Race, ethnicity, and immigrants' lives and identity: these are all key topics that Americans need to study in order to fully understand U.S. culture, society, politics, economics, and history. Learning about "place" through our own historical and contemporary neighborhoods is an ideal way to better grasp the important role of race and ethnicity in the United States. This reference work comprehensively covers both historical and contemporary ethnic and immigrant neighborhoods through A–Z entries that explore the places and people in every major U.S. region and neighborhood. America's Changing Neighborhoods: An Exploration of Diversity uniquely combines the history of ethnic groups with the history of communities, offering an interdisciplinary examination of the nation's makeup. It gives readers perspective and insight into ethnicity and race based on the geography of enclaves across the nation, in regions and in specific cities or localized areas within a city. Among the entries are nearly 200 "neighborhood biographies" that provide histories of local communities and their ethnic groups. Images, sidebars, cross-references at the end of each entry, and cross-indexing of entries serve readers conducting preliminary as well as in-depth research. The book's state-by-state entries also offer population data, and an appendix of ancestry statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau details ethnic and racial diversity.

Author : Richard B. Smith
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439671702

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Vermont Firsts and Other Claims to Fame by Richard B. Smith Pdf

Vermont may be small in population, but it looms large with innovation. The state constitution was the first in America to ban slavery, provide for universal male suffrage and establish a system for publicly funded education. Ethan Allen captured Fort Ticonderoga for America's First Victory. An eleven-year-old Willie Johnston was America's youngest Medal of Honor winner, and Grace Coolidge became the one and only First Lady to have a raccoon as a pet while in the White House. In the 1930s, rebellious Vermonters were the first to vote down a major New Deal construction project, the Green Mountain Parkway. Join local historian Dick Smith as he reveals this state's pioneering nature.

Author : David T. Coopman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467102353

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Legendary Locals of Moline by David T. Coopman Pdf

David Benton Sears could be considered the father of Moline, Illinois. It was upon his land that Moline was platted in 1843. It was because of his brush dam on the Mississippi River between the Moline shore and Rock Island--known today as Arsenal Island--that significant industry began to develop. Grain and lumber mills were the first, but farm implement and related factories soon found prominence after John Deere moved his plow-making business here in 1848. It would not be long before immigrants, particularly the Swedish, Belgian, and German, were drawn to Moline for the jobs and opportunities and added to the growing and prosperous population. Legendary Locals of Moline tells the known and not-so-well-known stories of many of the early and the more-recent individuals who have contributed to the fabric of the community, both locally and nationally. Historical and current photographs illustrate those who affected business and industry, culture, academia, public service, organizations and philanthropies, and sports and entertainment.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Vermont
ISBN : PURD:32754085148017

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Vermont History by Anonim Pdf

Author : Joseph Auld
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Architecture, Domestic
ISBN : UCAL:$B630296

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Picturesque Burlington by Joseph Auld Pdf

Author : Pat Jollota
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 1467100013

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Legendary Locals of Vancouver, Washington by Pat Jollota Pdf

Profiles Vancouver's most notable and notorious residents, from the city's namesake, British Captain George Vancouver, and explorer William Clark to modern day musicians and philanthropists.

Author : Joseph Auld
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Burlington (Vt.)
ISBN : OCLC:54794171

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Picturesque Burlington by Joseph Auld Pdf

Author : Mary Ann Dispirito,David Robinson
Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1997-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1531636403

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Burlington by Mary Ann Dispirito,David Robinson Pdf

Nestled on the shores of Lake Champlain, with views of the Adirondacks and Green Mountains, Burlington, Vermont has attracted visitors and residents alike since the late eighteenth century. Lumber, textiles, shipping, the railroad, and higher education contributed to its growth, creating a city with a unique personality. Burlington's story is about community and people; sometimes poignant, often eccentric, but always intriguing. More than 200 photographs from selected sources take Burlington from 1860 to 1960, and give the reader a glimpse of the people, places, and events that created the city we know today. They include the changing face of the waterfront, the metamorphosis of streets and parks, downtown growth, a variety of prominent residents, and visitors from presidents to national heroes.

Author : Brian Bartels
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781683358350

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The United States of Cocktails by Brian Bartels Pdf

“[Bartels] takes us on a fascinating bar crawl across the country, explaining the history of America’s cocktail and drinking culture along the way.” —Wylie Dufresne, chef and owner of Du’s Donuts The United States of Cocktails is a celebration of the cocktail history of every state in America. After traveling this great nation and sampling many of the drinks on offer, cocktail authority Brian Bartels serves up a book that is equal parts recipe collection, travelogue, historical miscellany, bartender’s manual, and guide to bar culture today—with bar and drink recommendations that are sure to come in handy whether or not you are crossing state lines. Delving into the colorful stories behind the creation of drinks we love, this book includes more than 100 recipes alongside spirited analysis of each state’s unique contributions to cocktail culture. Filled with colorful illustrations, The United States of Cocktails is an opinionated and distinctively designed love letter to the spirits, bars, and people who have created and consumed the iconic drinks that inspire us and satisfy our thirst. “You could hardly ask for a more personable guide than Brian Bartels. He knows the oldest bars, the coolest bars, the can’t-miss bars and the oddest local quaffs in all 50 states, so you’ll never make the mistake of ordering a Whiskey Ditch in Louisiana or search for Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy on an Arizona back bar.” —Robert Simonson, author of The Old-Fashioned “Brian Bartels is a spirits traveler extraordinaire and this informative, highly-entertaining book is my new go-to guide for the most social of vices—drinkin’.” —Greg Mottola, director of Superbad, Adventureland, and The Newsroom

Author : Jr. Glenn Fay
Publisher : History Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-16
Category : History
ISBN : 1540252159

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Hidden History of Burlington, Vermont by Jr. Glenn Fay Pdf