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Stories from Vermont's Marble Valley by Mike Austin (2010, Trade Paperback)
Arcadia Publishing (36525)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherArcadia Publishing
ISBN-101596299258
ISBN-139781596299252
eBay Product ID (ePID)84487742
Product Key Features
Book TitleStories from Vermont's Marble Valley
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMining, Industries / General, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), Industries / Fashion & Textile Industry, Economic Conditions
Publication Year2010
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, Social Science, Business & Economics, History
AuthorMike Austin
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight11.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2010-006754
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal974.3/7
SynopsisIn 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., 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."
LC Classification NumberHD9621.7.U63R883
