By law and by logic Vermont should not exist...but it does...and the amazing story is wonderfully told in this modern, deeply researched history. Outstanding!

The reader is immersed in the social history of this wild area, settled under a cloud of outrageous land fraud and replete with diverse religious groups, squabbling factions, and a restless population from Connecticut and various other places…a rich exquisite and provocative book, highlighting successful radical efforts within the broader-and more restrained-outlines of American Independence.