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Stories from Vermont's Marble Valley

Title
Stories from Vermont's Marble Valley / Mike Austin.
Author
Austin, Mike, Ph. D.
Publication
Charleston, SC : History Press, 2010.

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Book/TextUse in library HD9621.7.U63 R883 2010Off-site

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Description
190 pages : illustrations, map; 23 cm
Subject
  • Marble industry and trade > Vermont > Rutland County > History > Anecdotes
  • Quarries and quarrying > Vermont > Rutland County > History > Anecdotes
  • Mills and mill-work > Vermont > Rutland County > History > Anecdotes
  • Working class > Vermont > Rutland County > History > Anecdotes
  • Economic history
  • Marble industry and trade
  • Mills and mill-work
  • Quarries and quarrying
  • Working class
  • Rutland County (Vt.) > History, Local > Anecdotes
  • Rutland County (Vt.) > Economic conditions > Anecdotes
  • Vermont > Rutland County
Genre/Form
  • Anecdotes
  • History
  • Local history
  • Anecdotes.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-188).
Contents
Settling a valley: understanding the sense of place -- Transforming a valley into the Marble Valley -- Becoming king of the hill: Redfield Proctor and the Marble Valley -- From the quarries to the mill: the workers and the work -- At home: housing and health -- The challenge of the workers -- The struggle for control: 1888-1900 -- Twentieth-century struggle -- Conclusion: Legacies.
ISBN
  • 9781596299252
  • 1596299258
LCCN
2010006754
OCLC
  • ocn526812645
  • 526812645
  • SCSB-9654866
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library