Vermont Firsts and Other Claims to Fame

by Richard B. Smith

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467146196
• ISBN13: 9781467146197
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"