Description: Stories from Vermont's Marble Valley, Vermont, Paperback 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."
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Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781596299252
Book Title: Stories from Vermont's Marble Valley
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Topic: Mining, Industries / General, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), Industries / Fashion & Textile Industry, Economic Conditions
Item Height: 0.3 in
Publication Year: 2010
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Business & Economics, History
Item Weight: 11.2 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Mike Austin
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
