Glastenbury: The History of a Vermont Ghost Town (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781596293373)

Founded by a famously scheming New Hampshire governor, Glastenbury struggled for over a century to break triple digits in population. A small charcoal-making industry briefly flourished after the Civil War, yet by 1920 Glastenbury counted fewer than twenty inhabitants. The end came officially in 1937, when the state, following a spirited debate, formally disincorporated the town. Yet Glastenbury's legacy lives on in Tyler Resch's lively and amusing history. Follow Resch as he chronicles the community's compelling, if always precarious, existence. From mysterious murders and curious development schemes to the township's eventual annexation by the U.S. Forest Service, Glastenbury narrates the ultimately redemptive tale of a community that lost its political status, only to gain a national forest.

Author: Tyler Resch
ISBN-10: 1596293373
ISBN-13: 9781596293373
Publisher: History Press
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2008
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 9.77h x 6.77w x 0.36d