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2015
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This is the first history of the Green Mountain State’s largest city, home of the state university, and commercial and retail center for a majority of Vermonters, and enjoyed by the Quebecois who live just across the Canadian border. It is a story that outlines the development of a small village nestled between a river and a lake that became one of New England’s urban jewels: the economic “engines” that nurtured the community; the various...
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[2014]
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"Moses Robinson may be the most important founding father of Vermont you never heard of . . . the Vermont Historical Society brings you a full-length biography about Moses Robinson by Superior Court Judge Robert Mello! Robinson was a leader of the revolt against New York, the architect of Vermont's legal system, and a Vermont governor and senator. He was independent-minded, particularly on the issue of statehood. Who knew he was so important to the...