{"product_id":"glastenbury-the-history-of-a-vermont-ghost-town-9781540218094","title":"Glastenbury: The History of a Vermont Ghost Town","description":"Founded by a famously scheming New Hampshire governor, Glastenbury struggled for over a century to break triple digits in population. A small charcoal-making industry briefly flourished after the Civil War, yet by 1920 Glastenbury counted fewer than twenty inhabitants. The end came officially in 1937, when the state, following a spirited debate, formally disincorporated the town. Yet Glastenbury s legacy lives on in Tyler Resch s lively and amusing history. Follow Resch as he chronicles the community s compelling, if always precarious, existence. From mysterious murders and curious development schemes to the township s eventual annexation by the U.S. Forest Service, Glastenbury narrates the ultimately redemptive tale of a community that lost its political status, only to gain a national forest.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eResch, Tyler:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Tyler Resch, who holds a bachelor s degree in American Studies from Amherst College as well a master s degree in journalism from Northwestern University, worked in communications and journalism for many years. Formerly a reporter and photographer for the Providence Journal, he also edited the Bennington Banner for over a decade, and edited the Country Journal magazine as well. Currently the director of the Bennington Museum s history-genealogy library, Resch has served as a director of long-time Vermont Congressman Bernie Sanders regional offices, and has been a trustee for several southern Vermont historical organizations as well.","brand":"History Press Library Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50354290688274,"sku":"9781540218094","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8203fa86-d4c7-4df4-b888-21cb5aa461ed.jpg?v=1728294112","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/glastenbury-the-history-of-a-vermont-ghost-town-9781540218094","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}