Stories from Vermont's Marble Valley
By: Mike Austin.
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781596299252
Subjects: 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; Rutland County (Vt.) -- History, Local -- Anecdotes; Rutland County (Vt.) -- Economic conditions -- Anecdotes
Genres: Anecdotes
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Settling a valley : understanding the sense of place; title: Transforming a valley into the Marble Valley; title: Becoming king of the hill : Redfield Proctor and the Marble Valley; title: From the quarries to the mill : the workers and the work; title: At home : housing and health; title: The challenge of the workers; title: The struggle for control : 1888-1900; title: Twentieth-century struggle; title: Conclusion: Legacies.