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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.
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Vermont Firsts and Other Claims to Fame, Richard B. Smith
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- Released
- 2020
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- Title
- Vermont Firsts and Other Claims to Fame
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Richard B. Smith
- Publisher
- History Press
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 224
- ISBN13
- 9781467146197
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Business, Business & Management, History, Architecture, Architecture & Urbanism
- Rating
- 4.15 out of 5
- Description
- 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.