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Vermont Firsts and Other Claims to Fame
Richard B. Smith
出版Arcadia Publishing, 2020-11-02
主題History / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)Architecture / Buildings / Landmarks & MonumentsBusiness & Economics / Corporate & Business History
ISBN14396717029781439671702
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=R0__DwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.