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Going Up the Country is part oral history, part nostalgia-tinged narrative, and part clear-eyed analysis of the multifaceted phenomena collectively referred to as the counterculture movement in Vermont. This is the story of how young migrants, largely from the cities and suburbs of New York and Massachusetts, turned their backs on the establishment of the 1950s and moved to the backwoods of rural Vermont, spawning a revolution in lifestyle, politics,...
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c2011
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On August 28, 2011 Tropical Storm Irene roared into Vermont pouring eight inches of rain on the Green Mountains. Twelve hours later Irene was gone leaving some towns demolished and many cut off from the outside world. Many stories included reflect the community spirit demonstrated by Vermonters as they helped rescue and rebuild.