{"product_id":"a-brief-history-of-st-johnsbury-paperback","title":"A Brief History of St. Johnsbury - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeggy Pearl\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTucked away in the dark forests of Vermont's Northeast\u003cbr\u003eKingdom, St. Johnsbury was mostly unbroken wilderness\u003cbr\u003ewhen first chartered in 1786. Swinging axes soon made way\u003cbr\u003efor the burgeoning split-level town, with stately Main Street\u003cbr\u003ehomes on St. Johnsbury Plain presiding in grandeur over the\u003cbr\u003ebustling commerce of Railroad Street below. Peggy Pearl brings\u003cbr\u003ea decidedly human element to this comprehensive history, \u003cbr\u003ewandering the graves of Mount Pleasant Cemetery and bringing\u003cbr\u003eto life the stories of those tanners, cobblers, millworkers and\u003cbr\u003ebrick makers who made St. Johnsbury their home. With excerpts from vintage newspapers like the Caledonian-Record and the Farmer's Herald, Pearl unfolds the transformation from quiet mill town into picturesque manufacturing hub of Caledonia County\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730379870271,"sku":"9781596294950","price":26.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e13158099f0b16ce529687458d881016.webp?v=1765125782","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/a-brief-history-of-st-johnsbury-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}