{"product_id":"repeopling-vermont-book","title":"Searls: 'Repeopling Vermont'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRepeopling Vermont: The Paradox of Development in the Twentieth Century\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the turn of the 20th century, state leaders believed Vermont's overwhelmingly rural character was both a distressing problem to be solved, and the state's greatest asset. All Vermonters wanted to preserve the things they saw as best about life in the state. All Vermonters wanted to embrace the changes they felt would improve their lives. The question of what and how to preserve, and what and how to embrace, was the challenge around which the state's twentieth-century history revolved. Not acting would result in the despoilment of Vermont's natural environment, its scenery, and its small-town character. But acting to save those things imperiled tradition in other ways. Paul Searls examines the large forces at work in this era by tracing two distinct but interrelated stories that illuminate the fundamental paradox that defined Vermont in the twentieth-century and continues to shape it in the twenty-first.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRODUCT DETAILS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Vermont Historical Society\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Paul M. Searls\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Softcover\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Pages: 278\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Images: 19\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 6 X 9 Inches (US)\u003cbr\u003eOriginal publication year: 2019\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780934720700\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vermont Historical Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44340032798900,"sku":"BOOK1VT909","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2187\/2175\/files\/RepeoplingVermontcover.jpg?v=1786384657","url":"https:\/\/store.benningtonmuseum.org\/products\/repeopling-vermont-book","provider":"Bennington Museum STORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}