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Reviewed By... Sarah Costin

This is the complete history of the Rutland Railroad. With a nice balance of text and illustrations, Shaughnessy includes details from preconstruction in 1831 through the present, as well as maps, charts, engine rosters and over five hundred incredible photographs. This book will captivate anyone interested in railroads and/or history.

 

 
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Written by two Vermont field ecologists, this book explores "natural communities" or organisms in relationship to their environmental context. The authors skillfully lead the reader into and through Vermont's natural communities -- its northern hardwood forests, dry oak woodlands, alpine tundra, red maple swamps, bogs, and marshes. Richly illustrated with beautiful line drawings and color photographs, the guide describe... read more>>>

 

 
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Reviewed By... Spring Edge 02

Now in paperback is the outstanding Hands on the Land: A History of the Vermont Landscape by Jan Albers. Since Albers explains the choices Vermonters have made in deciding land use, this elegantly written book is much more than an environmental history, encompassing cultural, social, economic, and political issues as well. It is also visually stunning, thanks to Vermont graphic artist Leslie Morris Noyes. ... read more>>>

 

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