By the Wand of Some Magician: Embracing Modernity in Mid-Nineteenth Century Vermont - Gary G Shattuck - Bücher - White River Press - 9781887043779 - 15. Oktober 2020
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By the Wand of Some Magician: Embracing Modernity in Mid-Nineteenth Century Vermont

Gary G Shattuck

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By the Wand of Some Magician: Embracing Modernity in Mid-Nineteenth Century Vermont

By the Wand of Some Magician addresses the severe impact of railroad technology upon its arrival into Vermont in the mid-nineteenth century that introduced an unprepared, rural population to the effects of modernity. It is conveyed through the debates that legislators had following the destruction of their statehouse in 1857 when they considered various factors able to influence their decision in whether to relocate the capital to someplace other than Montpelier. The story revolves around three important aspects of Vermonters' lives that the solons considered: how the railroad changed one particular community (Rutland); agriculture; and the health of the state's inhabitants. Each of these topics is covered, with an emphasis on health. That issue has never been touched on before and includes drug addiction, abortion, and infanticide that increased substantially after the technology arrived. Additionally, new forms of business (corporations), debtor-creditor relations (grab laws), and the influence of out-of-state financiers on the direction of Vermont

government and policy are discussed. Finally, there are many images that accompany the text to provide further context to the story.


442 pages

Medien Bücher     Taschenbuch   (Buch mit Softcover und geklebtem Rücken)
Erscheinungsdatum 15. Oktober 2020
ISBN13 9781887043779
Verlag White River Press
Seitenanzahl 442
Maße 152 × 229 × 25 mm   ·   644 g
Sprache Englisch  

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