My personal mountain
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Mount Ascutney in Vermont is called Cascadanac or 'hill with steep sides' by the native Abnakis. The mountain rises 3,320 feet above Vermont farmlands although 250 million years ago it used to be as high as the Himalayas. Erosion through the years has reduced it to its present height.
Publication Name: Yankee
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0044-0191
Year: 1995
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The riddle of Joseph Warren
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Warren was a practicing physician, mentor of Paul Revere, an instigator of the American Revolution and a martyr at Bunker Hill, yet he is largely forgotten today. A biography of this mysterious revolutionary is presented, as compiled by media producer Jim Padian.
Publication Name: Yankee
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0044-0191
Year: 1993
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Keeper of the Vermont character
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Political science professor Frank Bryan of Vermont is a fervent advocate of decentralized government. He believes government is at its most effective when it exercises its most basic forum, the town meeting.
Publication Name: Yankee
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0044-0191
Year: 1992
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