It Happened in Vermont

From the French and Indian War to the exposure of Maple Corner, thirty-two events that shaped the Green Mountain State

Mark Bushnell, a former Times Argus editor, is a freelance writer from Middlesex. His Vermont history column, "Life in the Past Lane", is a regular weekly feature in Vermont Sunday Magazine.

Introduction	p. vii
A Killing Winter for the French, 1666-1667	p. 1
The Westminster Massacre, 1775	p. 6
The Road from Nowhere to Nowhere, 1776	p. 10
The Royalton Raid, 1780	p. 14
The Cow Wars, 1782	p. 18
The Visit of Two Founders, 1791	p. 22
The Trial of Matthew Lyon, 1799	p. 25
The Slave Trial, 1802	p. 29
The Black Snake Affair, 1808	p. 33
The Year without a Summer, 1816	p. 37
The Phoenix Steamboat Disaster, 1819	p. 41
The Boorn "Murder" Mystery, 1819	p. 46
The Millerite Miscalculation, 1844	p. 50
The Phineas Gage Accident, 1848	p. 54
A Counterfeiting Scheme, 1850	p. 58
A Breakthrough for Women, 1852	p. 62
The St. Albans Raid, 1864	p. 66
The Fenian Invasion, 1866	p. 70
The Burlington Winter Carnival, 1886	p. 74
The West Hartford Train Wreck, 1887	p. 78
Teddy Learns McKinley's Been Shot, 1901	p. 82
The Jailing of a Minister, 1917	p. 86
The Famous Ice Floe Scene, 1920	p. 90
Coolidge's Summer White House, 1924	p. 94
The Great Flood, 1927	p. 98
The Defeat of the Green Mountain Parkway, 1935	p. 102
The Camel's Hump Crash, 1944	p. 106
The Novikoff Firing, 1953	p. 111
The Democractic Resurrection, 1958	p. 116
The Demise of Small-Town Clout, 1965	p. 120
To Dome or Not To Dome, 1980	p. 124
The Men of Maple Corner, 2001	p. 128
Bibliography	p. 132
Index	p. 147
About the Author	p. 152
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