Legendary locals of Burlington, Vermont / Robert J. Resnik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Resnik, Robert J., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Legendary locals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Burlington (Vt.)--Biography--Portraits.

Burlington (Vt.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (125 pages) : chiefly illustrations.

Other Title:

Legendary locals of Burlington

Burlington, Vermont

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Legendary Locals is an imprint of Arcadia Pub., [2013]

Summary:

A bustling lumber and trading port on the shores of Lake Champlain founded by Ethan and Ira Allen in the 1780s became the city of Burlington in 1865. With a current population of almost 43,000 residents, Burlington is still Vermont’s "Queen City," consistently nationally ranked for quality of life and as a great place to both raise a family and to retire. It is not just the beautiful scenery and endlessly interesting weather that makes Burlington desirable but also the amazing people and businesses of Burlington that make it unique. Burlington is the hometown of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream; Horatio Nelson Jackson, the first man to drive an automobile across the continental United States; the Lake Champlain Chocolate Company; first lady Grace Coolidge; the Vermont Pub and Brewery, one of the nation’s first brewpubs; philosopher and educator John Dewey; the world-renowned jam band Phish; a small army of accomplished and eclectic artists; and more interesting coffee and tea shops than almost any other small city in the country.

Contents:

People and their places and things

Stars of media and multimedia

Teachers, historians, archivists, and other keepers of the flame

Entrepreneurs, land barons, and businesses large and small

Artists of every sort

Local heroes

One of a kind.

Notes:

Includes index.

OCLC:

883346096