• Acknowledgments • Introduction • Decline or Stability? Vermont in the Gilded Age
• Defining the Boundaries of the Community of Vermonters • The Fractured Community on the Eve of the “New Vermont” • The Birth of the “New Vermont” • The “Vermont Idea” and Social Conflict at the Turn of the Century • The Failure of the “New Vermont” • Conclusion • Appendix: List of Governors • Notes • Bibliography • Index